crabgrass

English

noun

Definitions

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.

Origin

English

grass

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Junegrass English
aftergrass English
anticrab English
applecrab English
arrowgrass English
autograss English
bahiagrass English
basketgrass English
beachgrass English
beardgrass English
beargrass English
bent grass English
bentgrass English
blackgrass English
bluegrass English
bristlegrass English
bromegrass English
buffalo grass English
bunchgrass English
burgrass English
canegrass English
cheat grass English
cheatgrass English
clubgrass English
cogongrass English
cordgrass English
cottongrass English
crab English
crabapple English
crabbed English
crabber English
crabbery English
crabbish English
crabble English
crabburger English
crabby English
crabeater English
crabfaced English
crabfish English
crabhole English
crabless English
crablet English
crablike English
crabling English
crabmeat English
crabologist English
crabstick English
crabstone English
crabwalk English
crabwise English
cutgrass English
deergrass English
eelgrass English
feathergrass English
fountaingrass English
goatgrass English
goosegrass English
gramagrass English
grass English
grass widower English
grass-green English
grassbird English
grassbox English
grasscloth English
grasscutter English
grasscutting English
grasseater English
grasseous English
grasser English
grassfield English
grassfire English
grasshopper English
grassland English
grassless English
grasslike English
grassling English
grassplot English
grassquit English
grassroot English
grassweed English
grasswren English
grassy English
greasegrass English
hairgrass English
hardgrass English
knotgrass English
lawngrass English
lemongrass English
longgrass English
mannagrass English
matgrass English
midgrass English
muttongrass English
nanograss English
needlegrass English
nitgrass English
nongrass English
nutgrass English
oatgrass English
orchardgrass English
pearl grass English
peppergrass English
pigeongrass English
pinegrass English
quackgrass English
quitchgrass English
reedgrass English
regrass English
ribbongrass English
ribgrass English
ricegrass English
ryegrass English
saltgrass English
sawgrass English
scratchgrass English
scrubgrass English
seagrass English
shavegrass English
she-crab English
shortgrass English
silkgrass English
snowgrass English
sourgrass English
sparrowgrass English
speargrass English
spikegrass English
sudangrass English
supergrass English
sweetgrass English
switchgrass English
swordgrass English
tallgrass English
tapegrass English
ticklegrass English
tottergrass English
turfgrass English
velvetgrass English
vernalgrass English
watergrass English
werecrab English
wheatgrass English
wiregrass English
witchgrass English
woolgrass English
wormgrass English
yardgrass English
zoysiagrass English
crabbe Middle English
gras Middle English
garas Tok Pisin
gras Tok Pisin
giraas Fiji Hindi
garasi Banoni