- crabgrass
- noun Date: 1743 a grass (especially Digitaria sanguinalis) that has creeping or decumbent stems which root freely at the nodes and that is often a pest in turf or cultivated lands
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crabgrass — c.1600, from CRAB (Cf. crab) + GRASS (Cf. grass). Originally a marine grass of salt marshes; modern meaning is from 1743 … Etymology dictionary
crabgrass — crab·grass or crab grass (krăbʹgrăs ) n. Any of certain grasses of the genus Digitaria, especially D. sanguinalis or D. ischaemum, widely naturalized in North America. * * * Any of about 300 species of grasses in the genus Digitaria, especially D … Universalium
crabgrass — blakstienotoji pirštuotė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Digitaria ciliaris), paplitęs Afrikoje, Azijoje ir Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Digitaria ciliaris angl. crabgrass; southern… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
crabgrass — noun grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns • Syn: ↑crab grass, ↑finger grass • Hypernyms: ↑grass • Hyponyms: ↑Egyptian grass, ↑crowfoot grass, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States — … Wikipedia
crabgrass — noun A member of the genus Digitaria, a grass of tropical to temperate climates, and a major pest of lawns in such climates, mainly from their invasive habits and the fact they die off in the fall and winter, leaving ugly bare patches … Wiktionary
Crabgrass — Ditigaria (E) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
crabgrass — crab|grass [ˈkræbgra:s US græs] n [U] AmE a kind of rough grass … Dictionary of contemporary English
crabgrass — n. variety of coarse grass … English contemporary dictionary
crabgrass — noun N. Amer. a creeping grass that can become a serious weed. [Digitaria sanguinalis and other species.] … English new terms dictionary
