water couch

noun

1

chiefly Africa : any of several paspalums: such as

a

: joint grass sense 1

b

: ditch millet

2

Australia : a dropseed (Sporobolus virginicus) of New World origin that is a salt-tolerant shore and marsh grass useful as a soil stabilizer and good for grazing

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