yardgrass

9.8

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

noun
/ˈjɑrdˌɡræs/

: hierba de jardín

She pulled out clumps of yardgrass from the cracks in the sidewalk.

Examples

The yardgrass quickly took over the edges of the garden during the rainy season.
Farmers often struggle to control yardgrass in their fields because it spreads so rapidly.
The yardgrass in my garden grows quickly.
Many homeowners struggle with yardgrass invading their lawns.
Farmers often struggle to control yardgrass in their fields because it spreads so rapidly.
Many homeowners struggle with yardgrass invading their lawns.
The yardgrass quickly took over the edges of the garden during the rainy season.

Synonyms

Eleusine indica

vsyardgrass

Specialized

9.9

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

is the common general name used for this widespread weed

yard grass

vsyardgrass

6.8

A rough grass that grows as a common yard weed with thin flower spikes

notes it is widely naturalized beyond its original range

wire grass

vsyardgrass

Australian

8.2

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

highlights that it now grows widely as a naturalized weed elsewhere

goose grass

vsyardgrass

Specialized

7.9

A coarse annual grass often found as a weed in fields and gardens

refers more narrowly to the specific grass species rather than multiple types

crowfoot grass

vsyardgrass

8.4

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

grows as an annual across regions instead of spreading by creeping

finger grass

vsyardgrass

Specialized

8.0

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

applies to a different genus with similar spikes and wider spread

Surface Forms

yardgrass singular

yardgrasses plural

Morphology

yardgrass = yard + grass (transparent) = yard + grass

Clear compound of two common nouns; the meaning (a type of grass associated with yards) is directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Yardgrass is simply yard + grass, and yard used to mean a 'small garden' or 'enclosed area'. So yardgrass is the kind of grass that grows quickly in yards and garden edges and often becomes a spreading weed.