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witch grass
–noun
| a panic grass, Panicum capillare, having a bushlike compound panicle, common as a weed in North America. |
Origin:
1780–90, Americanism; prob. alter. of quitch grass
1780–90, Americanism; prob. alter. of quitch grass
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| couch grass n. A Eurasian grass (Agropyron repens) that has whitish-yellow root stocks and has become a troublesome weed in the New World. Also called quack grass, witch grass. [Alteration of quitch grass.] |
| witch grass n.
[Probably alteration of quitch grass.] |
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