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quack grass

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quack grass

noun \ˈkwak-\

Definition of QUACK GRASS

: a European grass (Elytrigia repens syn. Agropyron repens) that is naturalized throughout North America and spreads by creeping rhizomes —called also couch grass, quitch, twitch, witchgrass

Origin of QUACK GRASS

alteration of quick (grass), alteration of quitch (grass)
First Known Use: circa 1818

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