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Popular culture and taxonomic systems are the sources from which crabgrass gets its name. There is no consensus as to why the common name exists although some suggest that it acknowledges marine grass origins in salt marshes (frequented by crabs) or resemblances between legs sprawling from a crab's body like tendrils from a crown. The scientific name recognizes a finger-like comparison since the genus name Digitaria comes from the Latin digitus for "finger."
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∙ 9y agoIt comes from the nature of crabgrass and is taken from the characteristics of the crab. It means ill formed, crabby, obstinate and ill tempered.
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What is the scientific name of crabgrass?
Crabgrass belongs to the genus Digitaria. There are over 300 species of grass in this genus many of which are commonly called crabgrass.
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What eats crabgrass?
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