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noun Inland North and North Midland U.S..

a couch grass, Agropyron repens, a pernicious weed in cultivated fields.

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Origin of quack grass

First recorded in 1810–20

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British Dictionary definitions for quack grass

quack grass

noun

another name for couch grass

Word Origin for quack grass

C19: a variant of quick grass
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