crabgrass
Those members of the genus Digitaria, grasses of tropical to temperate climates, which…Those members of the genus Digitaria, grasses of tropical to temperate climates, which are pests of lawns, mainly from their invasive habits and the fact they die off in the fall and winter, leaving bare patches.
» Crabgrass will easily and quickly take over an entire garden if it's not kept under control.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Those members of the genus Digitaria, grasses of tropical to temperate climates, which are pests of lawns, mainly from their invasive habits and the fact they die off in the fall and winter, leaving bare patches.
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(countable, uncountable)A marine grass of salt marshes, glasswort (Salicornia herbacea)
- grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns
Examples
1 sentencesCrabgrass will easily and quickly take over an entire garden if it's not kept under control.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From crab + grass.From crab + grass.
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Forms
plural: crabgrasses| Singular | crabgrass |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns:crab grassfinger grass
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable