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bottle-grass

bottle-grass

9.9
A wild grass that grows in farm fields and causes problems for crops
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : hierba botella
  • Farmers often struggle to control bottle-grass in their wheat fields.

Examples

  • Many herbicides are used in attempts to eradicate bottle-grass from cropland.

  • The rapid spread of bottle-grass has caused problems for native plants.

  • The farmer noticed an increase in bottle-grass in his fields.

  • Many gardeners struggle to control bottle-grass in their lawns.

  • Farmers often struggle to control bottle-grass in their wheat fields.

  • Many herbicides are used in attempts to eradicate bottle-grass from cropland.

  • The rapid spread of bottle-grass has caused problems for native plants.

Synonyms

bottle grass
vsbottle-grass
  • UK
8.1

A grass from Europe that spreads easily and is a common weed

is the hyphenated spelling of the same name used in some sources

Surface Forms

bottle-grass singular
bottle-grasses plural

Morphology

bottle-grass = bottle + grass (semi-transparent) = bottle + grass

The compound clearly names a type of grass (category transparent), but 'bottle' is a descriptive/metaphorical modifier whose specific reference may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Bottle-grass is a simple name made from bottle and grass, because the plant's seed heads look like small 'bottles'. That's why the name fits this foxtail grass that farmers know as a troublesome field weed.