finger grass

/ˌfɪŋgər græs/

Definitions of finger grass

1. noun

   grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns
   synonyms: crab grass, crabgrass

   types:

   Dactyloctenium aegypticum, Egyptian grass, crowfoot grass

   a creeping grass with spikes like fingers

   Digitaria ischaemum, smooth crabgrass

   a weed

   Digitaria sanguinalis, hairy finger grass, large crabgrass

   a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States

   type of:

   grass

   narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
2. noun

   any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils
   types:

   Chloris gayana, Rhodes grass

   perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions

   Chloris truncata, creeping windmill grass, star grass, windmill grass

   perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill

   type of:

   grass

   narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay