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the couch grass, Agropyron repens.[1875-80]
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quick grass
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Quick grass — Quick Quick, a. [Compar. {Quicker}; superl. {Quickest}.] [As. cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to OS. quik, D. kwik, OHG. quec, chec, G. keck bold, lively, Icel. kvikr living, Goth. qius, Lith. q[=y]vas, Russ. zhivoi, L. vivus living,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quick grass — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quick grass — quick′ grass n. pln a couch grass Agropyron repens[/ex] • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
quick grass — n. COUCH GRASS … English World dictionary
quick grass — Quitch grass Quitch grass (kw[i^]ch gr[.a]s ). [Properly quick grass, being probably so called from its vigorous growth, or from its tenacity of life. See {Quick}, and cf. {Couch grass}.] (Bot.) A perennial grass ({Agropyrum repens}) having long… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quick grass — noun European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed • Syn: ↑dog grass, ↑couch grass, ↑quackgrass, ↑quack grass, ↑witch grass, ↑witchgrass, ↑Agropyron repens … Useful english dictionary
quick grass — tikroji knisažolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pašarinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Cynodon dactylon), kilęs iš Azijos. atitikmenys: lot. Cynodon dactylon angl. Bahama grass; Bermuda grass; common… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
quick grass — paprastasis varputis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Elytrigia repens), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, Europoje ir Azijoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
quick-grass — n. Knot grass, dog wheat, dog s grass, couch grass, wheat grass, twitch grass, quitch grass, quickens (Triticum repens) … New dictionary of synonyms
quick grass — /ˈkwɪk gras/ (say kwik grahs) noun → couch2. {quick, variant of quitch (grass)} …
