Bermuda grass

Bermuda grass
a creeping grass, Cynodon dactylon, of southern Europe, grown in the southern U.S. and Bermuda for lawns and pastures. Also called Bahama grass, scutch grass.
[1800-10, Amer.]

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plant
 (Cynodon dactylon), perennial grass of the family Poaceae that is native to the Mediterranean region.

      Bermuda grass usually is 10 to 40 cm (4 to 16 inches) tall, with short, flat leaves. The spikelets are borne in four or five slender spikes at the tips of the upright stems. Extensively creeping stolons and rhizomes (aboveground and underground horizontal stems) enable Bermuda grass to establish a dense turf. It is used in warmer parts of North America as a lawn and pasture grass and for golf greens.

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  • Bermuda grass — ☆ Bermuda grass n. a creeping perennial grass (Cynodon dactylon) widely grown in warm climates as a lawn or pasture grass, esp. in the S U.S …   English World dictionary

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  • Bermuda grass — kweek kweek n. A trailing grass ({Cynodon dactylon}) native to Europe, now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in the Southern U. S. and India. Called also {Bahama grass} and {Bermuda grass}. Syn: Bermuda grass,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bermuda grass — Bermu′da grass n. pln a creeping grass, Cynodon dactylon, of S Europe, grown in the southern U.S. and Bermuda for lawns …   From formal English to slang

  • Bermuda grass — noun trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India • Syn: ↑devil grass, ↑Bahama grass, ↑kweek, ↑doob, ↑scutch grass, ↑star grass, ↑Cynodon dactylon …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bermuda grass — noun Date: 1808 a creeping stoloniferous southern European grass (Cynodon dactylon) often used as a lawn and pasture grass …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Bermuda grass — noun A perennial grass, of the genus Cynodon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay …   Wiktionary

  • bermuda grass — /bəˈmjudə gras/ (say buh myoohduh grahs) noun → couch2 …  

  • Bermuda grass —   Mānienie haole …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

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