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Goose grass

noun

Annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia. Synonyms: catchweed, cleavers, clivers, Galium aparine, spring cleavers.

Low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia. Synonyms: goose-tansy, Potentilla anserina, silverweed.

Annual weedy grass used for hay. Synonyms: Panicum Texanum, Texas millet.

Coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere. Synonyms: Eleusine indica, wire grass, yard grass, yardgrass.

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"Goose grass" Quotes from Famous Books

... sign of morning sun. Furthermore, he told me that geese were usually looking for open water and sandy beaches from eight to nine o'clock; from ten to twelve they preferred the marshes in order to feed upon goose grass and goose weed, as well as upon the roots and seeds of other aquatic plants. Then from noon to four o'clock they sought the lakes to preen themselves; while from four to six they returned to the sandy beaches ...

— The Drama of the Forests - Romance and Adventure • Arthur Heming

Words linked to "Goose grass" : five-finger, bedstraw, millet, panic grass, Eleusine, genus Eleusine, cinquefoil