Crabgrass
noun
A type of grass that is often considered a weed because it grows quickly and invades lawns.
I spent all morning trying to pull the crabgrass from my lawn.
Often appears as...
- pull the crabgrass
- get rid of crabgrass
noun
A type of grass that is often considered a weed because it grows quickly and invades lawns.
I spent all morning trying to pull the crabgrass from my lawn.
Often appears as...
- pull the crabgrass
- get rid of crabgrass
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Weed Identification
Distinguishing crabgrass from other plants is key for understanding why it's unwanted.
Can you believe it? That's not a flowering plant, that's just crabgrass!
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Crabgrass usually has a negative meaning, as it’s associated with garden and lawn problems.
Our garden is looking shabby with patches of crabgrass everywhere.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Contexts
The word is often used in discussions about gardening and lawn maintenance.
You'll need a good herbicide to deal with the rampant crabgrass.
Pro Tip 1/3Weed Identification
Distinguishing crabgrass from other plants is key for understanding why it's unwanted.
Can you believe it? That's not a flowering plant, that's just crabgrass!
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Crabgrass usually has a negative meaning, as it’s associated with garden and lawn problems.
Our garden is looking shabby with patches of crabgrass everywhere.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Contexts
The word is often used in discussions about gardening and lawn maintenance.
You'll need a good herbicide to deal with the rampant crabgrass.
Pro Tip 1/3Weed Identification
Distinguishing crabgrass from other plants is key for understanding why it's unwanted.
Can you believe it? That's not a flowering plant, that's just crabgrass!
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Crabgrass usually has a negative meaning, as it’s associated with garden and lawn problems.
Our garden is looking shabby with patches of crabgrass everywhere.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Contexts
The word is often used in discussions about gardening and lawn maintenance.
You'll need a good herbicide to deal with the rampant crabgrass.
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Quote examples
Philip K. Dick
American Writer
I used to dig in the garden, and there isn't anything fantastic or ultradimensional about crab grass... unless you are a SF writer, in which case, pretty soon you're viewing crabgrass with suspicion. What are its real motives? And who sent it in the first place? The question I always found myself asking was, 'What is it, really?
Quote examples
Homaro Cantu
American Inventor
All of the plants that we do not consider food that are safe for the human body to digest, we don't eat because they're sour and bitter. The reason why you don't eat Kentucky bluegrass or crabgrass is because it tastes sour and bitter.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.
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Marya Mannes
American Journalist
Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow The faucet leak, and learn to leave them so.
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Robert Orben
American Entertainer
Inflation is the crabgrass in your savings.
Quote examples
Philip K. Dick
American Writer
I used to dig in the garden, and there isn't anything fantastic or ultradimensional about crab grass... unless you are a SF writer, in which case, pretty soon you're viewing crabgrass with suspicion. What are its real motives? And who sent it in the first place? The question I always found myself asking was, 'What is it, really?
Quote examples
Homaro Cantu
American Inventor
All of the plants that we do not consider food that are safe for the human body to digest, we don't eat because they're sour and bitter. The reason why you don't eat Kentucky bluegrass or crabgrass is because it tastes sour and bitter.
Quote examples
P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.
Quote examples
Marya Mannes
American Journalist
Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow The faucet leak, and learn to leave them so.
Quote examples
Robert Orben
American Entertainer
Inflation is the crabgrass in your savings.
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