finger_grass (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *finger grass*:
NOUN	plant	finger grass, crabgrass, crab grass	grasses with creeping stems that root freely
NOUN	plant	finger grass	any grass of the genus Chloris

English > *finger grass*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns.
Synonyms	crabgrass, crab 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

English > *finger grass*: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	Any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils.
Narrower	Rhodes grass, Chloris gayana	perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States
Narrower	windmill grass, creeping windmill grass, star grass, Chloris truncata	perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill
Broader	grass	Narrow-leaved green herbage

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