"crabgrass" meaning in English

See crabgrass in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: crabgrasses [plural]
Etymology: From crab + grass. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|crab|grass}} crab + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} crabgrass (countable and uncountable, plural crabgrasses)
  1. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Paniceae tribe grasses Translations (Digitaria): кръвно просо (krǎvno proso) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 馬唐 (Chinese Mandarin), 马唐 (mǎtáng) (Chinese Mandarin), digitaire [feminine] (French), Fingerhirse [feminine] (German), 바랭이 (baraeng'i) (Korean), karak (Mokilese), pid-d'alouette [masculine] (Norman), роси́чка (rosíčka) [feminine] (Russian), crancwellt [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-crabgrass-en-noun-Lu5kmthM Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 59 41 Disambiguation of 'Digitaria': 88 12
  2. A marine grass of salt marshes, glasswort (Salicornia herbacea) Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-crabgrass-en-noun-eUjfC3Bk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Mokilese translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Mokilese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Arizona crabgrass, hairy crabgrass, Asian crabgrass, Caribbean crabgrass, Carolina crabgrass, dwarf crabgrass, East Indian crabgrass, Eggers' crabgrass, Florida crabgrass, Isle of Pines crabgrass, Indian crabgrass, Jamaican crabgrass, longleaf crabgrass, Madagascar crabgrass, millet crabgrass, naked crabgrass, Natal crabgrass, roadside crabgrass, sand crabgrass, shaggy crabgrass, shortleaf crabgrass, slender crabgrass, smooth crabgrass, southern crabgrass, Texas crabgrass, trailing crabgrass, tropical crabgrass, twospike crabgrass, velvet crabgrass, violet crabgrass, yellow crabgrass

Inflected forms

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