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Digitaria grass genus containing a large number of valuable species in the family Poaceae. Contains cyanogenetic glycosides, can cause cyanide, and possibly oxalate, poisoning. Includes D. eriantha (D. decumbens), D. didactyla, D. saginata, D. sanguinalis. Called also crabgrass, pangola grass, summer grass. Digitaria exilis seed is used for human and animal food, and the plant for pasture or hay. Called also hungry rice, acha. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Every year, about this time, I first notice the appearance of crabgrass in my front lawn. Faith will not abandon you so easily; it's as persistent as crabgrass. Jackson, Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States (New York, 1985). |
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