yardgrass

English

noun
Definitions
  • Grass in a lawn
  • Eleusine indica, a coarse annual grass often found as a weed

Etymology

Compound from English yard (rod, stick, enclosure, enclosed area, space, an enclosure, unit of length equal to 3 feet, staff, beam, enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, area) + English grass.

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English

grass

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