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noun
Any of several grasses, of the genus Panicum, often found as a weed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Couch grass (a European grass that spreads rapidly, Elymus repens).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dog grass, couch grass, quackgrass, quack grass, quick grass, witch grass, Agropyron repens
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wheatgrass, wheat-grass
noun
North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: witch grass, old witchgrass, old witch grass, tumble grass, Panicum capillare
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: panic grass
History
From witch + grass.
Across languages
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