HyperDic: quack_grass

English > 1 sense of the expression *quack grass*:
NOUN	plant	quack grass, dog grass, couch grass, quackgrass, quick grass, witch grass, witchgrass, Agropyron repens	European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes

English > *quack grass*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed.
Synonyms	dog grass, couch grass, quackgrass, quick grass, witch grass, witchgrass, Agropyron repens
Broader	wheatgrass, wheat-grass	A grass of the genus Agropyron
Spanish	Agropyron repens