barnyard grass
noun
: a coarse annual panicled grass (Echinochloa crusgalli) that has flowers borne on only one side of the raceme and is nearly cosmopolitan as a weed in cultivated ground
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Vegetation like Pennsylvania smartweed, wild barnyard grass, and nutsedge draw ducks.
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Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 13 Dec. 2019
Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 13 Dec. 2019
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