crabgrass的词源

英文词源

crabgrass (n.)

c. 1600, from crab (n.1) + grass. Originally a marine grass of salt marshes; modern meaning is from 1743. Perhaps partly for its crooked form.

中文词源

crabgrass：马唐草

词源不详。可能是来自crab, 引申义差。比较horseradish, bullfrog.

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