quitch grass
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quitch grass
(kwĭch)n.
Couch grass.
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quitch grass
n
(Plants) another name for couch grass Sometimes shortened to: quitch
[Old English cwice; perhaps related to cwicu living, quick (with the implication that the grass cannot be killed); compare Dutch kweek, Norwegian kvike, German Queckengras]
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