quackgrass
quackgrass · quackgrasses
Couch grassCouch grass (a species of grass, Elymus repens).
Meaning
1 senses(Canada, US, countable, uncountable)Couch grass (a species of grass, Elymus repens).
More definitions
- European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed
Origin
Alteration of quickgrass, a variant of quitchgrass.Alteration of quickgrass, a variant of quitchgrass.
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Forms
plural: quackgrassesSynonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed:dog grasscouch grassquack grassquick grasswitch grasswitchgrassAgropyron repens
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable