Knotgrass (Noun)
Meaning
Low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Weeds like knotgrass and dandelions grew in every crack of the pavement in the old town square.
- The sidewalk, neglected and broken in several places, allowed knotgrass and small flowers to grow.
- The old abandoned house had knotgrass sprouting from the cracked foundation.
- She cleared the overgrown garden, yanking out handfuls of knotgrass roots as she went.
- Overgrown lawns quickly become infested with knotgrass, which can choke out more desirable grasses.