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n. - European plant spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; North American plant with slender brushy panicles.

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  • He tossed them over the porch rail and into an ancient flowerbed where only witchgrass and dogweed grew.
  • K'shar pushed aside the tangled witchgrass and gazed upon the half-metamorphosed milestone with curious golden eyes.
  • They found Kellen kneeling by the side of the dirt road, peering at something amid a tangle of brambles and witchgrass.
  • He hurriedly made his way through the garden This late in the year, the garden was mostly a tangle of dried brown plants and witchgrass.
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