twitch grass

American  

noun

1. couch grass.

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twitch grass British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: twitch.  another name for couch grass

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Etymology

Origin of twitch grass

First recorded in 1680–90; alteration of quitch grass

Example Sentences

He stumbled over rubbish heaps and stones and brickbats, varied now and then with nettles and twitch grass.

From Project Gutenberg

Twitchy: made of twitch grass.

From Project Gutenberg