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Synonyms of couch grass

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Another word for couch grass is quicken. Other synonyms of couch grass are twitch, quackgrass and quitch.

Synonyms and similar words for couch grass

nounA grass of species Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.

  • dog grassA coarse perennial grass, of species Elymus repens, common in uncultivated grounds.
  • quackgrassCouch grass (a species of grass, Elymus repens).
  • quickenSynonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also (chiefly in the plural), the underground rhizomes of...
  • quick grass
  • quitchElymus repens, couch grass (a species of grass, often considered a weed).
  • quitch grassA grass, of species Elymus repens, native to Eurasia and northwest Africa.
  • scutch grassCouch grass (Elymus repens).
  • twitchCouch grass (Elymus repens; a species of grass, often considered as a weed).
  • witchgrassCouch grass (a European grass that spreads rapidly, Elymus repens).

Meaning of couch grass

  1. noun A grass of species Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.

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Questions about synonyms of couch grass

What is another word for couch grass?
Couch grass has 9 synonyms on Word.ws, such as quicken, twitch, quackgrass and quitch.
What does couch grass mean?
Couch grass means a grass of species Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.

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