couch grass

couch grass

n.

A Eurasian grass (Agropyron repens) that has whitish-yellow root stocks and has become a troublesome weed in the New World. Also called quack grass, witch grass.

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[Alteration of quitch grass.]

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couch grass [kaʊtʃ kuːtʃ]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a grass, Agropyron repens, with a yellowish-white creeping underground stem by which it spreads quickly: a troublesome weed Sometimes shortened to couch Also called scutch grass twitch grass quitch grass

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

couch grass - European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed Agropyron repens, dog grass, quack grass, quackgrass, quick grass, witch grass, witchgrass wheat-grass, wheatgrass - a grass of the genus Agropyron

Translations

couch grass

n → Quecke f