crabgrass
noun
crab·grass
ˈkrab-ˌgras 
: a grass (especially Digitaria sanguinalis) that has creeping or decumbent stems which root freely at the nodes and that is often a pest in turf or cultivated lands
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Use it on thistles, crabgrass, dandelions, and more.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2024
Herbicide should be the last resort for controlling crabgrass since this weed thrives in areas where the desirable lawn grass is struggling.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024
Late-bloomer individual crabgrass plants might not germinate until weeks later.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024
For the greater part of two decades, Sally Snowman has lived and worked contentedly on Little Brewster Island, a craggy patch of bare rock, crabgrass, concrete, and dilapidated buildings in Boston’s outer harbor.
—Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2024
Herbicide should be the last resort for controlling crabgrass since this weed thrives in areas where the desirable lawn grass is struggling.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024
Late-bloomer individual crabgrass plants might not germinate until weeks later.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024
For the greater part of two decades, Sally Snowman has lived and worked contentedly on Little Brewster Island, a craggy patch of bare rock, crabgrass, concrete, and dilapidated buildings in Boston’s outer harbor.
—Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
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crabgrass
noun
crab·grass
ˈkrab-ˌgras
: a weedy grass with creeping or sprawling stems that root freely at the nodes
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