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witch grass
n.
1. An annual North American grass (Panicum capillare) having branching, purplish panicles.2. See couch grass.[Probably alteration of quitch grass.]
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witchgrass — 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, ↑witch grass, ↑Agropyron repens … Useful english dictionary
witchgrass — noun Etymology: probably alteration of quitch (grass) Date: 1790 1. quack grass 2. [witch (I)] a North American grass (Panicum capillare) with slender brushy panicles that is often a weed on cultivated land … New Collegiate Dictionary
witchgrass — noun Any of several grasses, of the genus Panicum, often found as a weed … Wiktionary
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old witchgrass — noun North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land • Syn: ↑witchgrass, ↑witch grass, ↑old witch grass, ↑tumble grass, ↑Panicum capillare • Hypernyms: ↑panic grass * * * … Useful english dictionary
fall witchgrass — noun : a tufted No. American perennial grass (Leptoloma cognatum) with flat leaves, brittle culms, and very diffuse terminal panicles that break away at maturity and become tumbleweeds … Useful english dictionary
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List of Canadian plants by family PQ — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Paeoniaceae * Paeonia brownii western peony Pallaviciniaceae * Moerckia blyttii * Moerckia hibernica *… … Wikipedia
tumble grass — noun North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land • Syn: ↑witchgrass, ↑witch grass, ↑old witchgrass, ↑old witch grass, ↑Panicum capillare • Hypernyms: ↑panic grass * * * … Useful english dictionary
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
