WITCHGRASS


Meaning of WITCHGRASS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwich-ˌgras ]

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

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