crabgrass
nounEtymology From crab + grass.
1
Those members of the genus Digitaria, grasses of tropical to temperate climates, which are pests of lawns, mainly from their invasive habits and the fact they die off in the fall and winter, leaving bare patches.
2
A marine grass of salt marshes, glasswort (Salicornia herbacea)
- The herb is also called of divers, Cali articulatum, or jointed Glassewort : in English, Crab-grasse, and Frog-grasse.1597, John Gerard, The Herball Or Generall Historie of Plantes:
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Arizona crabgrass, hairy crabgrass, Asian crabgrass, Caribbean crabgrass, Carolina crabgrass, dwarf crabgrass, East Indian crabgrass, Eggers' crabgrass, Florida crabgrass, Isle of Pines crabgrass, Indian crabgrass, Jamaican crabgrass, longleaf crabgrass, Madagascar crabgrass, millet crabgrass, naked crabgrass, Natal crabgrass, roadside crabgrass, sand crabgrass, shaggy crabgrass, shortleaf crabgrass, slender crabgrass, smooth crabgrass, southern crabgrass, Texas crabgrass, trailing crabgrass, tropical crabgrass, twospike crabgrass, velvet crabgrass, violet crabgrass, yellow crabgrass