"witchgrass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: witchgrasses [plural]
Etymology: From witch + grass. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|witch|grass}} witch + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} witchgrass (usually uncountable, plural witchgrasses)
  1. Any of several grasses, of the genus Panicum, often found as a weed. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Hordeeae tribe grasses, Paniceae tribe grasses Translations (grass of genus Panicum): hirssi (Finnish), tłʼohdaʼaghálii (Navajo)
    Sense id: en-witchgrass-en-noun--30bfth- Disambiguation of Hordeeae tribe grasses: 75 25 Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 79 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Navajo translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'grass of genus Panicum': 92 8
  2. Couch grass (a European grass that spreads rapidly, Elymus repens). Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-witchgrass-en-noun-W5LceFpg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: witch grass Derived forms: fall witchgrass (taxonomic: Digitaria cognata) Related terms: switchgrass

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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