brown bent
noun
a common grass, Agrostis canina, of North America, used for lawns and putting greens because its blades can be clipped very short without injury to the plant.
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Also called velvet bent.
Origin of brown bent
First recorded in 1860–65; so called from its dark tufts
Words nearby brown bent
brown bagger, brown bagging, brown bat, brown bear, brown belt, brown bent, brown betty, brown bread, brown bullhead, brown butter, brown canker
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