witch grass
noun
a panic grass, Panicum capillare, having a bushlike compound panicle, common as a weed in North America.
Origin of witch grass
11780–90, Americanism; probably alteration of quitch grass
Words Nearby witch 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. RichardsThe witch-grass took breath, and rested from the fierce assaults of the hoe.
Narcissa, or the Road to Rome | Laura E. RichardsMyron was hoein', too; we can't keep the witch grass out of that field, try our best.
Pippin; A Wandering Flame | Laura E. RichardsHe did not like witch-grass; he never could see the use of the pesky stuff.
Narcissa, or the Road to Rome | Laura E. RichardsTimothy and redtop and witch-grass are the very children of olus.
In the Open | Stanton Davis Kirkham
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