barnyard grass

noun

: a coarse annual panicled grass (Echinochloa crusgalli) that has flowers borne on only one side of the raceme and is nearly cosmopolitan as a weed in cultivated ground

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Vegetation like Pennsylvania smartweed, wild barnyard grass, and nutsedge draw ducks. Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 13 Dec. 2019

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1843, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of barnyard grass was in 1843

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“Barnyard grass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barnyard%20grass. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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