couch grass
UK/ˈkuːt͡ʃɡɹɑːs//ˈkaʊt͡ʃˌɡɹæs/
couch grass noun: a grass of species Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.
Noun
couch grass (uncountable)
- A grass of species Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.
- The roots of plants, disengaged from the soil in the process of tilling and cleaning it, are also employed as a vegetable manure. Some of these, however, as the couch grass, being very vivacious, would readily spring again: and therefore it is necessary that their vegetative powers be destroyed...1841, Jesse Buel, The Farmers' Instructor. Consisting of Essays, Practical Directions, and Hints for the Management of the Farm and the Garden. Originally Published in the Cultivator; Selected and...
- But the trouble was pervasive and deep-rooted as couch-grass.1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 145
- Synonyms:
- dog grass, quackgrass, quicken, quick grass, quitch, quitch grass, scutch grass, twitch, witchgrass
couch grass meaning in Tamil and Persian
couch grass in Tamil
- மட்டத்தண்டுக் கிழங்கு
couch grass in Persian
- species of grass
- بیدگیا bidgiyā, فرزد, مرغ
Synonyms of couch grass
- dog grass
- quackgrass
- quicken
- quick grass
- quitch
- quitch grass
- scutch grass
- twitch
- witchgrass
Forms of couch grass
| alternative form | couch |
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| alternative form | couch-grass |
| alternative form | couchgrass |
Words formed from couch grass
Questions about couch grass
- What does couch grass mean?
- Couch grass means a grass of species Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.
- What is couch grass in Tamil?
- Couch grass in Tamil is மட்டத்தண்டுக் கிழங்கு. See Couch grass meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is couch grass?
- Couch grass is a noun.
- How do you pronounce couch grass?
- Couch grass is pronounced /ˈkaʊt͡ʃˌɡɹæs/ (US).
Words near couch grass in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: couch grass (page history and authors); couch grass (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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