twitch-grass
1Twitch grass — (Bot.) See {Quitch grass}. [1913 Webster] …
2twitch grass — n. = COUCH(2). Etymology: var. of QUITCH * * * I. noun see couch grass II. noun see twitch III * * * twitch grass, = couch grass. (Cf. ↑ …
3twitch grass — Quitch grass Quitch grass (kw[i^]ch gr[.a]s ). [Properly quick grass, being probably so called from its vigorous growth, or from its tenacity of life. See {Quick}, and cf. {Couch grass}.] (Bot.) A perennial grass ({Agropyrum repens}) having long… …
4twitch grass — paprastasis varputis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Elytrigia repens), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, Europoje ir Azijoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot …
5twitch-grass — n. Couch grass, dog s grass, dog wheat, wheat grass, quitch grass, knot grass (Triticum repens) …
6twitch grass. — See couch grass. [1680 90; alter. of quitch grass] * * * …
7twitch grass. — See couch grass. [1680 90; alter. of quitch grass] …
8twitch grass — noun couch grass. Origin C16: alt. of quitch …
9twitch-grass — a long and rank sort of grass. North …
10twitch — 1. To jerk spasmodically. 2. A momentary spasmodic contraction of a muscle fiber. [A.S. twiccian] * * * twitch twich vi to undergo a brief spasmodic muscular contraction <the muscle twitched> twitch n a brief spasmodic contraction of muscle …
