WITCHGRASS

witchgrass, witch grass, old witchgrass, old witch grass, tumble grass, Panicum capillare

(noun) North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

witchgrass (usually uncountable, plural witchgrasses)

Any of several grasses, of the genus Panicum, often found as a weed.

couch grass (a European grass that spreads rapidly, Elymus repens)

Source: Wiktionary



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16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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