crab_grass (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *crab grass*:
NOUN	plant	crab grass, crabgrass, finger grass	grasses with creeping stems that root freely

English > *crab grass*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns.
Synonyms	crabgrass, finger grass
Member of	Digitaria, genus Digitaria	crab grass
Narrower	Egyptian grass, crowfoot grass, Dactyloctenium aegypticum	A creeping grass with spikes like fingers
	large crabgrass, hairy finger grass, Digitaria sanguinalis	A European forage grass grown for hay
	smooth crabgrass, Digitaria ischaemum	A weed
Broader	grass	Narrow-leaved green herbage
Spanish	crabgrass
Catalan	crabgrass

HyperDic: crab_grass