"water couch" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} water couch (uncountable)
  1. Paspalum distichum, a weedy perennial grass of wet areas. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Grasses Synonyms: knotgrass

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