Home › Words › B › barnyardgrassbarnyardgrassbarnyardgrass means any plant of the genus Echinochloa.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, barnyardgrass ranks #10,772 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyCompound of barnyard + grass.nounAny plant of the genus EchinochloaDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cupgrass 71% match — Any plant of the genus Eriochloa vs barnyardgrass →brachypodium 63% match — Any grass of the genus Brachypodium. vs barnyardgrass →crowfootgrass 63% match — Yardgrass (Eleusine indica). vs barnyardgrass →carpgrass 62% match — Any plant of the genus Arthraxon; carpet grass. vs barnyardgrass →brome 62% match — Any grass of the genus Bromus. vs barnyardgrass →basketgrass 62% match — Any of various grasses of the genus Oplismenus. vs barnyardgrass →arrowgrass 60% match — Any of various grass-like plants of the genus Triglochin. vs barnyardgrass →achyranthe 60% match — Any plant of the genus Achyranthes of chaff flowers. vs barnyardgrass →