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Crabgrass

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Any of certain grasses of the genus Digitaria, especially D. sanguinalis or D. ischaemum, widely naturalized in North America.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A member of the genus Digitaria, a grass of tropical to temperate climates, and a major pest of lawns in such climates, mainly from their invasive habits and the fact they die off in the fall and winter, leaving ugly bare patches.

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n. grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns

Word Usage

"Beside the Dumpster in the crabgrass was a pallet stacked with new asphalt shingles."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

grass

Hyponym

smooth crabgrass egyptian grass digitaria sanguinalis digitaria ischaemum dactyloctenium aegypticum

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