"finger grass" meaning in All languages combined

See finger grass on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: finger grasses [plural], fingergrass [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} finger grass (countable and uncountable, plural finger grasses)
  1. Any member of the genus Digitaria, especially, Digitaria sanguinalis, typical crabgrass. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-finger_grass-en-noun-qwwK2Y93 Categories (other): Paniceae tribe grasses Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 40 21 39
  2. Any member of the genus Chloris of windmill grasses. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: feather finger grass (taxonomic: Chloris virgata)
    Sense id: en-finger_grass-en-noun-HrIDRoVx Categories (other): Paniceae tribe grasses Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 40 21 39
  3. Indian goosegrass (Eleusine indica) Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: yard grass, goosegrass
    Sense id: en-finger_grass-en-noun-4YpVemor Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cynodonteae tribe grasses, Paniceae tribe grasses Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 36 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 32 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 31 57 Disambiguation of Cynodonteae tribe grasses: 14 30 56 Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 40 21 39

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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