spurt grass

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.A sudden or violent ejection or gushing of a liquid, as of water from a tube, orifice, or other confined place, or of blood from a wound; a jet; a spirt. [1913 Webster]

2.A shoot; a bud. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster]

3.Fig.: A sudden outbreak; as, a spurt of jealousy. [1913 Webster]

Spurt grass (Bot.), a rush fit for basket work. --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster]