goose grass
Noun
Meaning
annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia
coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
annual weedy grass used for hay
low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia
Source: WordNetAlternative names
goose-grass
Synonyms
burr
thistle
bramble
brier
cactus
plantain
thorn
cleavers
bedstraw
silverweed
spicule
catchweed
clivers
spiculum
spikelet
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