bent grass

American  

noun

1. any grass of the genus Agrostis, especially the redtop.

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bent grass British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: bent.  any perennial grass of the genus Agrostis , esp A. tenuis , which has a spreading panicle of tiny flowers. Some species are planted for hay or in lawns

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Etymology

Origin of bent grass

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

“If I think about Chapultepec a few years ago, the WGC we had there was kikuyu grass, bent grass greens, that’s what I grew up on. A little bit different here,” van Rooyen said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024

When the system’s fans blow one way, they provide air to the densely seeded bent grass of the putting surface.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 14, 2019

He missed his chip, barely landing it on the bent grass.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2018

Opens to convert its greens from bent grass to a strain of Bermuda that will allow Pinehurst No. 2 to stay in peak conditions throughout the year, particularly in the summer.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2014

In moonlight, two acres of coarse bent grass, undulant and ankle deep, tumbled and rough as a horse’s mane, appear like a bay of waves, all shadowy troughs and hollows.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams