noun
European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock
• Syn: ↑Aegilops triuncalis
• Hypernyms: ↑grass
• Member Holonyms: ↑Aegilops, ↑genus Aegilops
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noun : any of various grasses of the genus Aegilops; especially : a European grass (A. triuncialis) naturalized as a weed in No. America whose sharp-pointed fruits cause injury when eaten by livestock
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goat grass,
a wild grass that often grows around the edges of wheat fields in the Mediterranean region. It has become introduced in the United States as a troublesome weed.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.