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crabgrass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
crab-grass
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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 bare patches.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A marine grass of salt marshes, glasswort (Salicornia herbacea)

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From crab + grass.

Usage

Inflected Forms

crabgrasses (plural)

Phrases

Arizona crabgrass hairy crabgrass Asian crabgrass Caribbean crabgrass Carolina crabgrass dwarf crabgrass East Indian crabgrass Eggers' crabgrass

Synonyms

crab grass finger grass

Questions

What does crabgrass mean?
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 bare patches.
Where does crabgrass come from?
From crab + grass.

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