crab grass
crab grass
C c Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [krab gras, grahs]
- /kræb græs, grɑs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [krab gras, grahs]
- /kræb græs, grɑs/
Definitions of crab grass words
- noun crab grass any of several coarse weedy grasses of the genus Digitaria, which grow in warm regions and tend to displace other grasses in lawns 3
- noun crab grass any of several weedy annual grasses (genus Digitaria) which spread rapidly because of their freely rooting stems, becoming a pest in lawns and gardens 3
- noun crab grass an annual grass, Digitaria sanguinalis, common in cultivated and waste grounds and often occurring as a pest weed in lawns. 1
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Origin of crab grass
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600
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Parts of speech for Crab grass
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crab grass popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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