Bermuda grass

American  

noun

1. a creeping grass, Cynodon dactylon, of southern Europe, grown in the southern U.S. and Bermuda for lawns and pastures.

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Bermuda grass British  

noun

1. Also called: scutch grass.   wire grass.  a widely distributed grass, Cynodon dactylon , with wiry creeping rootstocks and several purplish spikes of flowers arising from a single point: used for lawns, pasturage, binding sand dunes, etc

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Etymology

Origin of Bermuda grass

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

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Bermuda grass

“We had a few strands of Bermuda grass come back, but that was it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026

He killed his Bermuda grass lawn with cardboard and planted plants better suited for California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024

For a recent project in San Antonio, Ten Eyck re-imagined a 6-acre property that had been covered with a lawn of invasive Bermuda grass.

From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024

There was Bermuda grass at Pinehurst in 2014, but by then, the Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw project had eliminated most of the Bermuda rough in favor of expansive waste areas.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 12, 2023

They trim the edges of spongy Bermuda grass lawns and attack the grubs, fire ants, and weeds.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times