finger grass

noun

Any member of the genus Digitaria, especially, Digitaria sanguinalis, typical crabgrass.

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yard grassgoosegrasscrabgrasscrab grass
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Meanings

nounfinger grass (countable and uncountable, plural finger grasses)

plural finger grasses · alternative fingergrass

  1. countableuncountableAny member of the genus Digitaria, especially, Digitaria sanguinalis, typical crabgrass.
  2. countableuncountableAny member of the genus Chloris of windmill grasses.
  3. countableuncountableIndian goosegrass (Eleusine indica)

    Synonyms: yard grass, goosegrass

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIndian goosegrass (Eleusine indica)

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yard grassgoosegrass

More synonyms by meaning

noungrasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns

Similar
crabgrasscrab grass
Broader
grass
Also see
crabgrasswindmill grass

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finger grass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20grass.

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