bent-grass

5.1

A fine grass used for lawns and for smooth golf greens

noun
/bɛnt ɡræs/

: grama bent

Many golf courses prefer bent-grass for their greens.

Examples

The golf course features pristine bent-grass greens that are carefully maintained year-round.
Many landscapers recommend bent-grass for high-traffic lawns because of its resilience and fine texture.
He prefers to use bent-grass for his backyard putting green due to its smooth, dense growth.
The lawn is covered in bent-grass.
He prefers to use bent-grass for his backyard putting green due to its smooth, dense growth.
The golf course features pristine bent-grass greens that are carefully maintained year-round.
Many landscapers recommend bent-grass for high-traffic lawns because of its resilience and fine texture.

Synonyms

bent

vsbent-grass

1 8.1

A grass used for lawns and golf courses

is the specific cultivated grass used on bowling and putting greens

bent grass

vsbent-grass

Specialized

4.5

A grass with fine leaves used for lawns and golf greens

is the common name focusing on use in bowling and putting greens

bentgrass

vsbent-grass

5.6

A fine grass with thin leaves that makes a dense, smooth lawn often used on golf greens

is chosen especially for bowling and putting greens rather than broad sports fields

Surface Forms

bent-grass singular

bent-grasses plural

Morphology

bent-grass = bent + grass (transparent) = bent + grass

The term 'bent-grass' is a straightforward compound of 'bent' and 'grass', both of which are related to the type of vegetation.

Etymology

Bent-grass comes from the old English word bent, which meant 'coarse grass', plus grass. So the name simply means the grass called 'bent', which helps explain why this special grass is used for lawns and golf greens.