Ciyawa ta foxtail tana nufin kowane nau'in ciyawa da yawa a cikin jinsin Setaria, wanda ke da kawuna iri iri masu kama da wutsiyar fox. Ana samun waɗannan ciyawa a yankuna masu zafi da wurare masu zafi a faɗin duniya, kuma galibi ana ɗaukar su a matsayin ciyayi masu ɓarna saboda iyawarsu ta yaɗu cikin sauri da kuma yin gogayya da ciyayi na asali. Ana noma ciyawa na Foxtail a wasu lokuta a matsayin tsire-tsire na ado, kuma ana amfani da su don kiwo ko abincin dabbobi a wasu wuraren.