What is "sciuroid"

Sciuroid \Sci"u*roid\, a. [Sciurus + -oid.] (Bot.) Resembling the tail of a squirrel; -- generally said of branches which are close and dense, or of spikes of grass like barley.

a. 1 (context zoology English) Resembling a squirrel. 2 (context botany English) Resembling the tail of a squirrel, as branches which are close and dense, or spikes of grass like barley.