witchgrass

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noun

Any of several grasses, of the genus Panicum, often found as a weed.

Similar
witch grassold witchgrassold witch grasstumble grassPanicum capillaredog grasscouch grassquackgrass
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Meanings

nounwitchgrass (usually uncountable, plural witchgrasses)

plural witchgrasses · alternative witch grass

  1. uncountableusuallyAny of several grasses, of the genus Panicum, often found as a weed.
  2. uncountableusuallyCouch grass (a European grass that spreads rapidly, Elymus repens).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNorth American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land

Similar
witch grassold witchgrassold witch grasstumble grassPanicum capillare
Broader
panic grass

nounEuropean grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed

Similar
dog grasscouch grassquackgrassquack grassquick grasswitch grassAgropyron repens
Broader
wheatgrasswheat-grass
Also see
couch grassdog grassquackgrassquickenquitch grass

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From witch + grass.

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Translations

Finnish hirssi
  • hirssigrass of genus Panicum
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APA

witchgrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witchgrass

MLA

“witchgrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witchgrass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “witchgrass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witchgrass.

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