creeping bent
- noun
- Specialized
:
bent rastrero
- The creeping bent on the golf course requires regular maintenance to stay healthy.
Examples
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Many parks use creeping bent because it quickly covers bare patches in the lawn.
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Gardeners often select creeping bent for its ability to create a lush, dense turf.
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The lawn was covered with creeping bent grass.
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Do you know about creeping bent?
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Many golf courses choose creeping bent grass for its ability to withstand heavy foot traffic.
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The gardener was pleased to see the creeping bent spreading quickly across the new lawn area.
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With its long runners, creeping bent is ideal for creating a thick and resilient lawn.
Synonyms
A grass used for lawns and golf greens that spreads by long runners to form a dense mat
A grass used for lawns and golf courses that spreads by long stems
A fine grass with thin leaves that makes a dense, smooth lawn often used on golf greens
How Spreading
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'creeping' (spreading/with runners) modifies 'bent' (a type of turf grass), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a bent grass that spreads. This present-participle + noun pattern for plant/grass names is common and cross-linguistically transparent, making the MWE immediately understandable from its parts.
Etymology
Creeping bent gets its name from the plant's way of growing: creeping shows how it sends long runners that move along the ground, and bent is an old word for this kind of grass. Because it literally 'creeps' to fill bare spots and make a thick lawn, gardeners and golf courses use it.