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单词 witch grass
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witch grass


noun

a panic grass, Panicum capillare, having a bushlike compound panicle, common as a weed in North America.

Origin of witch grass

1780–90, Americanism; probably alteration of quitch grass

Words nearby witch grass

witches' brew, witches'-broom, witches' butter, witches' Sabbath, witchetty grub, witch grass, witch hazel, witch hazel family, witch hobble, witch hunt, witching
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Example sentences from the Web for witch grass

  • Timothy and redtop and witch-grass are the very children of olus.

    In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham
  • He did not like witch-grass; he never could see the use of the pesky stuff.

    Narcissa, or the Road to Rome|Laura E. Richards
  • Delilah was always saying that there was use for everything; Bije wished she were here, to tell him the use of witch-grass.

    Narcissa, or the Road to Rome|Laura E. Richards
  • The witch-grass took breath, and rested from the fierce assaults of the hoe.

    Narcissa, or the Road to Rome|Laura E. Richards
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