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Bermuda grass
noun
variants
or bermudagrass
(ˌ)bər-ˈmyü-də-ˈgras
especially Southern -ˈmü-də-
plural Bermuda grasses or bermudagrasses
: a creeping stoloniferous southern European grass (Cynodon dactylon) often used as a lawn and pasture grass
Examples of Bermuda grass in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The plot would be Bermuda grass pasture for cattle, but the paddock instead hosts two inactive oil wells and huge tanks that the Ledgerwoods believe held the salt water that fouled their land.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 6 May 2024
Anthem Country Club, about 15 miles from the Las Vegas Strip, traded its original rye grass—which stays greener at cold temperatures—for Bermuda grass, which turns browner in the winter but requires less water.
—Daniel Rothberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
Oracle Park uses a base of dormant Bermuda grass interseeded with Kentucky Blue.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
So despite the potential awkwardness of one M.L.S. team’s making money off its rivals, Mr. Beckerman asked Tom Braun, the Galaxy’s president of business operations, if the polo club, much of it lush Bermuda grass lawns, could be used.
—Ken Belson Alex Welsh, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Formerly covered with Bermuda grass, the round site had been intended for an antenna tower, but that was erected elsewhere.
—Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Ellis said he’s had some issues with tendrils of his old Bermuda grass trying to grow through.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
Many golf courses use drought-intolerant blends of Bermuda grass because of a popular perception that golfers would rather play on it - or, at least, that its bright green color is more attractive to nearby homeowners, industry experts say.
—Nick Aspinwall, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2023
In Brian Bautista’s yard, upright showy penstemon, aromatic hummingbird sage, hardy toyon trees, and two types of milkweed — dramatic plants requiring little water — attract birds, butterflies and bees and flourish amid the Bermuda grass lawns.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1803, in the meaning defined above
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“Bermuda grass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bermuda%20grass. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
Bermuda grass
noun
Ber·mu·da grass
bər-ˈmyüd-ə-
: a trailing grass that is native to Europe and is used for lawns and pasture especially in the southern U.S.
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