Definitions for crab grass

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

crab′ grass`(n.)

  1. a weed grass, Digitaria sanguinales, that roots vigorously from the lower stem joints and grows in thick patches on lawns and uncultivated areas.

    Category: Plants

Origin of crab grass:

1590–1600

Princeton's WordNet

  1. crabgrass, crab grass, finger grass(noun)

    grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns


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