panic grass

noun

pan·​ic grass ˈpa-nik- 

: any of various grasses (Panicum and related genera) including some important forage and cereal grasses

Examples of panic grass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Weeds were pushing up through the rubble—among them, aptly named species like panic grass and feverfew. —Hiroki Kobayashi, National Geographic, 5 Aug. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Middle English panik, from Latin panicum foxtail millet, from panus stalk of a panicle

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above