English Explanatory Dictionary

billion-dollar grass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the genus Echinochloa of barnyard grass, widely considered harmful weeds.

Word forms

billion-dollar grass billion-dollar grasses

Etymology

Probably so-called because of the adverse impact of Echinochloa weeds on yields rice and other crops.

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