goose grass

1. 1.

   annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia

   Synonymscleaverscliverscatchweedspring cleaversGalium aparine

   Broaderbedstraw
2. 2.

   low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia

   Synonymssilverweedgoose-tansyPotentilla anserina

   Broadercinquefoil
3. 3.

   annual weedy grass used for hay

   SynonymsTexas milletPanicum Texanum

   Broaderpanic grass
4. 4.

   coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere

   Synonymsyardgrassyard grasswire grassEleusine indica

   Broadermillet

   Part ofEleusine

Questions about goose grass

What does goose grass mean?

goose grass means "annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for goose grass?

Close synonyms include cleavers, clivers, catchweed, spring cleavers, Galium aparine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is goose grass a common word?

goose grass is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.