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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
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Left dry were fields of alfalfa, Bermuda grass and klein grass — in all more than 154,000 acres, or roughly a third of the valley’s irrigated land — forming a stark patchwork of brown fields interspersed with lush green crops.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
In 2010, Martin and colleague Yanqi Wu introduced two new strains of cold-tolerant Bermuda grass that could thrive farther north than before.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2024
On Monday morning, the M&T Bank Stadium scoreboards flashed with Milan and Barcelona logos and the hybrid Bermuda grass field was painted with soccer lines.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
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
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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 5 Nov. 2024.
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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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