witch grass


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

Origin of witch grass

1
1780–90, Americanism; probably alteration of quitch grass

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How to use witch grass in a sentence

  • 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
  • Myron was hoein', too; we can't keep the witch grass out of that field, try our best.

    Pippin; A Wandering Flame | Laura E. Richards
  • 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
  • Timothy and redtop and witch-grass are the very children of olus.

    In the Open | Stanton Davis Kirkham