kweek

noun

ˈkwāk

plural -s

1

southern Africa : a grass of the genus Cynodon

2

or less commonly kweekgrass

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

southern Africa : couch grass sense 1a

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans, from Dutch, couch grass; akin to Old English cwice couch grass

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