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bent grass
noun
: any of a genus (Agrostis) of grasses including important chiefly perennial and rhizomatous pasture and lawn grasses with fine velvety or wiry herbage
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There were no footprints, no drops of blood, no bent grasses.
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Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The Leonard's skipper can be found in perennial grasses and host plants such as little bluestem, blue grama, and bent grass.
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Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024
There are no obstacles to work around except for the slopes of the natural bent grass course.
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Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2024
Lyon said bent grass makes one of the most pet and kid friendly native grass lawns.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
But if your biggest interest is creating an ornamental lawn that’s a feast for the eyes, then look towards the sculptural, undulating bent grasses or fescues.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
The other hot topic was the speed of the greens, converted from Bermuda to bent grass that year.
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USA Today, 8 Apr. 2021
Due to winter kill, Minneapolis Golf Club members have voted to close next month to redo the entire course with bent grass, eliminating the poa annua.
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Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 22 June 2019
The greens this week are Bermuda, which is grainier than the bent grass that makes up the Shinnecock putting surfaces.
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Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 6 June 2018
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First Known Use
1677, in the meaning defined above
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“Bent grass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bent%20grass. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
bent grass
noun
: any of a genus of stiff or velvety grasses that are used especially for pastures and lawns
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