HyperDic: finger_grass

English > 2 senses of the expression finger grass:
NOUNplantfinger grass, crabgrass, crab grassgrasses with creeping stems that root freely
plantfinger grassany grass of the genus Chloris
English > finger grass: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaninggrasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns.
Synonymscrabgrass, crab grass
Member ofDigitaria, genus Digitariacrab grass
NarrowerEgyptian grass, crowfoot grass, Dactyloctenium aegypticumA creeping grass with spikes like fingers
large crabgrass, hairy finger grass, Digitaria sanguinalisA European forage grass grown for hay
smooth crabgrass, Digitaria ischaemumA weed
BroadergrassNarrow-leaved green herbage
Spanishcrabgrass
Catalancrabgrass
English > finger grass: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningAny grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils.
NarrowerRhodes grass, Chloris gayanaperennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States
windmill grass, creeping windmill grass, star grass, Chloris truncataperennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill
BroadergrassNarrow-leaved green herbage

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