Rhode Island bent
- noun
- /ˈroʊd ˈaɪlənd bɛnt/
- US
- Gardeners often choose Rhode Island bent for its resilience and fine texture in lawns.
Examples
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The golf course was renowned for its lush Rhode Island bent, which provided a smooth putting surface.
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Many golf courses in New England use Rhode Island bent for their fairways.
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A patch of Rhode Island bent grew wild near the edge of the old field.
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The lawn was covered in Rhode Island bent grass.
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Gardeners often choose Rhode Island bent grass for its resilience and fine texture in lawns.
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The golf course was renowned for its lush Rhode Island bent, providing a smooth putting surface.
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Many golf courses in New England use Rhode Island bent for their fairways due to its durability.
Synonyms
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6.0
A low grass that spreads along the ground, often used for lawns and golf courses
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5.6
A fine grass with thin leaves that makes a dense, smooth lawn often used on golf greens
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4.5
A grass with fine leaves used for lawns and golf greens
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5.1
A fine grass used for lawns and for smooth golf greens
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8.1
A grass used for lawns and golf courses
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8.6
A common grass with thin stems and narrow leaves that grows in wet meadows
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7.5
A grass used for lawns and golf greens that spreads by long runners to form a dense mat
A grass with narrow leaves and fine texture used for lawns and golf greens
A fine, low-growing grass people plant for lawns and golf courses
A small grass with thin leaves that often grows in wet fields and lawns
Surface Forms
Morphology
Rhode + Island + bent
The noun 'bent' is provided as a type of turf grass, and the preceding proper-name phrase 'Rhode Island' functions as a geographic/species modifier, so the phrase simply denotes the Rhode-Island variety of bent grass. This composition (place-name + plant variety) is transparent and follows a common cross-linguistic naming pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Rhode Island bent may come from one simple idea: the place Rhode Island plus the old word bent, which meant a kind of 'grass'. Imagine a fine, thin grass from Rhode Island that bends easily under your foot, and that image explains why the name now means this lawn and golf-course grass.