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bent grass

bent grass

4.5
A grass with fine leaves used for lawns and golf greens
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : grama bent
  • The landscape designer suggested planting bent grass along the pathways to enhance the park's beauty.

Examples

  • Many golf courses choose bent grass for their putting greens due to its smooth surface.

  • The hills rolled up to the moon on slopes of wind-bent grass, crested, and swept down into tangled brier shadows.

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  • The gardener decided to use bent grass for the new lawn because it requires less maintenance.

Synonyms

bent
vsbent grass
  • UK
1 8.1

A grass used for lawns and golf courses

is the cultivated grass specifically grown for sports greens and lawns
bent-grass
vsbent grass
5.1

A fine grass used for lawns and for smooth golf greens

is the unhyphenated common spelling used for cultivated greens
Agrostis
vsbent grass
  • Specialized
9.9

A grass with fine leaves often used on golf greens and lawns

is the common cultivated grass type used on lawns and greens

Surface Forms

bent grass singular
bent grasses plural

Morphology

bent + grass

This is a straightforward noun–noun compound: 'bent' (a named turf-grass variety) combined with 'grass' denotes grass of the bent variety. A B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings can directly infer it refers to a type of grass, so the meaning is compositional and transparent.

Etymology

Bent grass comes from the old use of bent to mean grass that bends down easily, so you can imagine thin blades lying low. That's why bent grass today means 'a fine, soft grass used for lawns and golf greens'.