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yard grass

yard grass

6.8
A rough grass that grows as a common yard weed with thin flower spikes
  • noun
translation icon : pasto de jardín
  • The yard grass quickly spread across the garden, crowding out the flowers.

Examples

  • She learned that the tough weed in her backyard was actually a type of yard grass.

  • Many homeowners are frustrated with yard grasses invading their lawns.

  • In summer, patches of yard grass can be seen growing along the roadside.

  • The yard grass grew quickly after the rain.

  • In summer, patches of yard grass can be seen growing along the roadside.

  • Many homeowners are frustrated with yard grass invading their lawns.

  • She learned that the tough weed in her backyard was actually a type of yard grass.

Synonyms

Eleusine indica
vsyard grass
  • Specialized
9.9

A rough annual grass with fingerlike seed heads that often grows as a weed

is the broader common name used for that same coarse weed
yardgrass
vsyard grass
9.8

A coarse annual grass with spikes of flowers that grows as a common weed

is the more general two-word common name for the same plant
wire grass
vsyard grass
  • Australian
8.2

A coarse one-year grass that has long thin flower spikes and often grows as a weed

is the standard common name emphasizing its growth as a yard weed
crowfoot grass
vsyard grass
  • UK
8.4

A creeping grass with spiky heads like a bird's foot that often grows as a weed

focuses on an annual coarse plant described by its spikes not creeping habit
finger grass
vsyard grass
  • Specialized
8.0

A common grass that often grows as a weed in fields and lawns

names a coarse annual weed defined by its fingerlike flowering spikes

Surface Forms

yard grass singular
yard grasses plural

Morphology

yard + grass

The meaning — a type of grass associated with or growing in a yard — is directly derivable from combining 'yard' (area around a building) and 'grass' (green plants). This simple noun–noun compounding follows standard compositional patterns and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

The name yard grass comes from the simple picture of rough grass growing in a home's yard, with the words yard and grass showing the place and the plant. Because these plants spread quickly and are often unwanted, the name now means 'a common, tough weed'.