couch grassとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈkaʊt͡ʃˌɡɹæs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkuːt͡ʃɡɹɑːs/

名詞

couch grass (uncountable)

1. A grass of species Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.

   Synonyms: dog grass; quackgrass; quicken (Britain, regional); quick grass; quitch; quitch grass; scutch grass; twitch; witchgrass

   • 1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 145:

     But the trouble was pervasive and deep-rooted as couch-grass.

   • 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 82:

     The old couple who had lived there hadn't been able to do much and the garden was a wilderness of couch-grass and dandelion.

派生語

• sea couch grass

Further reading

• couch grass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Elymus repens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Elymus repens at Grassbase