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yard grass
noun
: a tall annual Old World grass (Eleusine indica) widely distributed as a weed
called also goosegrass
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The leaves are much wider than your typical yard grass, so popcorn grass isn’t suitable for a lawn plant.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2024
Maintenance items included in the section’s HOA fees are front yard grass mowing and edging, termite treatment and exterior pest control, lawn fertilization, weed control and front yard flowers and shrubs in select areas.
—Houston Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2020
As for maintenance, front yard grass mowing and edging, termite treatment and exterior pest control, lawn fertilization, weed control, front yard flowers and shrubs in select areas are included in the section’s HOA fees.
—Houston Chronicle, 5 Sep. 2020
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First Known Use
1822, in the meaning defined above
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“Yard grass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yard%20grass. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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