goose grass meaning and definition

GOOSE GRASS noun

Definition of goose grass (noun)

1. annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia
   • synonyms: catchweed, cleavers, clivers, Galium aparine, spring cleavers
2. low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia
   • synonyms: goose-tansy, Potentilla anserina, silverweed
3. annual weedy grass used for hay
   • synonyms: Panicum Texanum, Texas millet
4. coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
   • synonyms: Eleusine indica, wire grass, yard grass, yardgrass