"crabgrass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crabgrasses [plural]
Etymology: 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), digitaire [feminine] (French), Fingerhirse [feminine] (German), 바랭이 (baraeng'i) (Korean), pid-d'alouette [masculine] (Norman), crancwellt [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-crabgrass-en-noun-Lu5kmthM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup 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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