couch grass
[ kouch, kooch ]
/ ˈkaʊtʃ ˌgræs, kutʃ /
noun
any of various grasses, especially Agropyron repens, known chiefly as troublesome weeds and characterized by creeping rootstocks that spread rapidly.
Also called
quitch,
quitch grass.
Origin of couch grass
1570–80;
couch, variant of
quitch
Words nearby couch grass
cotylosaur,
cotype,
cou-cou,
coucal,
couch,
couch grass,
couch potato,
couch roll,
couch-surf,
couchant,
coucher
British Dictionary definitions for couch grass
couch grass
/ (kaʊtʃ, kuːtʃ) /
noun
a grass, Agropyron repens, with a yellowish-white creeping underground stem by which it spreads quickly: a troublesome weed
Sometimes shortened to: couch Also called: scutch grass, twitch grass, quitch grass