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noun
an annual grass, Digitaria sanguinalis, common in cultivated and waste grounds and often occurring as a pest weed in lawns.
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Origin of crab grass
First recorded in 1590–1600
Words nearby crab grass
crabbing, crabby, crab cactus, crab canon, crabeater, crab grass, crab louse, crabmeat, Crab Nebula, crab-plover, crabs
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British Dictionary definitions for crab grass
crab grass
noun
any of several coarse weedy grasses of the genus Digitaria, which grow in warm regions and tend to displace other grasses in lawns
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