Yardgrass (Noun)
Meaning
Coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The invasive yardgrass overtakes many gardens and backyards, choking out native plants and flowers.
- Farmers struggle to control the yardgrass that sprouts up through the soil in newly tilled fields.
- Homeowners often mistake yardgrass for a native plant, until it gives off seeds that spread rapidly.
- As the weather warms and the rainy season ends, yardgrass begins its rapid spread across the land.
- Common areas such as parks and parks walkways tend to sprout yardgrass when not properly maintained.