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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The pitch used Bermuda grass grown in Palm Springs and was laid on top of the NFL pitch, separated by a heavy-duty temporary flooring system.
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James McNicholas, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
The course is different with lusher, green grass instead of the Bermuda grass typical of Texas in the late summer and fall.
—Doug Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
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
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James McNicholas, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
The course is different with lusher, green grass instead of the Bermuda grass typical of Texas in the late summer and fall.
—Doug Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
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
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