bent grass

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Frequency: 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: ben-t -grass
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Meaning

noun

Any of several grasses, of the genus Agrostis, native to temperate climates; grown for pasture, turf and for putting greens and golf courses.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A secondary protective device used near Greystones consists in the planting of bent grass and sea couch grass to aid reclamation of certain areas. Unfortunately, bent grass lends itself to the formation of dunes, which are very vulnerable. Sea couch grass has proved the best so far."

Etymology

From bent + grass.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

bent grasses (plural) bentgrass (alternative)

Phrases

bent grass seed-gall nematode Blasdale's bent grass brown bent grass creeping bent grass Hall's bent grass Henderson's bent grass Hoover's bent grass Idaho bent grass

Synonyms

bent bent-grass