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a panic grass, Panicum capillare, having a bushlike compound panicle, common as a weed in North America.[1780-90, Amer.; prob. alter. of QUITCH GRASS]
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Witch grass — Witch Witch, n. [OE. wicche, AS. wicce, fem., wicca, masc.; perhaps the same word as AS. w[=i]tiga, w[=i]tga, a soothsayer (cf. {Wiseacre}); cf. Fries. wikke, a witch, LG. wikken to predict, Icel. vitki a wizard, vitka to bewitch.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
witch grass — ☆ witch grass n. [altered < QUITCH grass] a common, weedy North American grass (Panicum capillare) having hairy foliage and a large, dome shaped panicle of small spikelets … English World dictionary
witch grass — witch′ grass n. pln a common North American weed grass, Panicum capillare, having a loosely branching panicle with spikelets • Etymology: 1780–90 … From formal English to slang
witch grass — noun 1. European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed • Syn: ↑dog grass, ↑couch grass, ↑quackgrass, ↑quack grass, ↑quick grass, ↑witchgrass, ↑Agropyron repens … Useful english dictionary
witch grass — noun a) a North American grass, Panicum capillare b) a European grass that spreads rapidly; couch grass … Wiktionary
old witch grass — noun North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land • Syn: ↑witchgrass, ↑witch grass, ↑old witchgrass, ↑tumble grass, ↑Panicum capillare • Hypernyms: ↑panic grass … Useful english dictionary
Witch — Witch, n. [OE. wicche, AS. wicce, fem., wicca, masc.; perhaps the same word as AS. w[=i]tiga, w[=i]tga, a soothsayer (cf. {Wiseacre}); cf. Fries. wikke, a witch, LG. wikken to predict, Icel. vitki a wizard, vitka to bewitch.] [1913 Webster] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Witch balls — Witch Witch, n. [OE. wicche, AS. wicce, fem., wicca, masc.; perhaps the same word as AS. w[=i]tiga, w[=i]tga, a soothsayer (cf. {Wiseacre}); cf. Fries. wikke, a witch, LG. wikken to predict, Icel. vitki a wizard, vitka to bewitch.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Witch meal — Witch Witch, n. [OE. wicche, AS. wicce, fem., wicca, masc.; perhaps the same word as AS. w[=i]tiga, w[=i]tga, a soothsayer (cf. {Wiseacre}); cf. Fries. wikke, a witch, LG. wikken to predict, Icel. vitki a wizard, vitka to bewitch.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lawn, greenery, turf, sod, verdure; marijuana. See vegetable, drugs. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. Wild grasses include: Johnson grass, salt grass, blue grass, beach grass, bent grass, foxtail, sedge, rush,… … English dictionary for students
