couch grass
English
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[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkaʊt͡ʃˌɡɹæs/
Audio (US): (file) - (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkuːt͡ʃɡɹɑːs/
Noun
[edit]couch grass (uncountable)
- A species of grass, Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.
- Synonyms: dog grass, quackgrass, (Britain, regional) quicken, quick grass, quitch, quitch grass, scutch grass, twitch, witchgrass
- 1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 145:
- But the trouble was pervasive and deep-rooted as couch-grass.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 82:
- The old couple who had lived there hadn't been able to do much and the garden was a wilderness of couch-grass and dandelion.
Derived terms
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[edit]species of grass
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Further reading
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couch grass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Elymus repens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Elymus repens at Grassbase
