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finger grass

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of genus Digitaria, especially, Digitaria sanguinalis, typical crabgrass.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of genus Chloris of windmill grasses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

Indian goosegrass (Eleusine indica)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: yard grass, goosegrass

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 4

any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: grass

Narrower terms: Rhodes grass, Chloris gayana, windmill grass, creeping windmill grass, star grass, Chloris truncata

5

noun

Meaning 5

grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crabgrass, crab grass

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grass

Narrower terms: Egyptian grass, crowfoot grass, Dactyloctenium aegypticum, smooth crabgrass, Digitaria ischaemum, large crabgrass, hairy finger grass, Digitaria sanguinalis

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