crabgrass

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noun
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  • 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 ugly bare patches.

Etymology

Compound from English crab (complain find fault, crustacean having five pairs of legs, be ill-tempered, the sea creature) + English grass.

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English

grass

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