bent grass

noun

: any of a genus (Agrostis) of grasses including important chiefly perennial and rhizomatous pasture and lawn grasses with fine velvety or wiry herbage

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While traversing steep mountain trails and navigating undulating bent grass greens at Cliffhangers, golfers will drive carts through cascading waterfalls, cross swift flowing creeks, and wind through a cave system. — Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 There are no obstacles to work around except for the slopes of the natural bent grass course. — Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 28 May 2025 There were no footprints, no drops of blood, no bent grasses. — Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 The Leonard's skipper can be found in perennial grasses and host plants such as little bluestem, blue grama, and bent grass. — Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for bent grass

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First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bent grass was in 1677

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bent grass

noun
: any of a genus of stiff or velvety grasses that are used especially for pastures and lawns

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