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A pest in lawns
Answer for the clue "A pest in lawns ", 9 letters:
crabgrass
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Word definitions for crabgrass in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns [syn: crab grass , finger grass ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Those members of the genus ''Digitaria'', grasses of tropical to temperate climates, which are pests of lawns, mainly from their invasive habits and the fact they die off in the fall and winter, leaving ugly bare patches.
Usage examples of crabgrass.
And the house that seemed to crouch between them had no lawn anymore, eitherjust a tangle of heat-blanched goatsfoot and crabgrass and a single incredibly stubborn patch of dusty, wilted pachysandra that had refused to die even though no one ever watered it now.
Also a Salicornia, or jointed Glasswort, or Saltwort, or Crabgrass, is sold as Samphire for a pickle, in the Italian oil shops.
He had added little bunches of witchgrass and crabgrass, surrounding clusters of tiny buttercups.