bent grass

Thân thiện

A golfer carefully putts across the smooth green bent grass.

Definition

Noun: 1. A type of grass: A common name for grasses belonging to the genus Agrostis, characterized by fine, slender leaves and a creeping growth habit. These grasses are often used in lawns, golf courses (particularly on putting greens), and pastures due to their ability to form a dense, even turf.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The golf course's putting greens are planted with a special variety of bent grass for a smooth roll.
  • Bent grass is often preferred for high-quality lawns in cooler climates.
  • Some species of bent grass can become invasive in pastures.

Advanced Usage

• The term is frequently used in a horticultural or agronomic context to discuss turf management, lawn care, and golf course maintenance.
• It can appear in compound form as a modifier, e.g., "bentgrass lawn" or "creeping bentgrass" (a specific common species, ).

Variants and Related Words

• Bent (noun): A shortened, informal form of "bent grass."
  • The fairway is a mix of fescue and bent.
• Agrostis (noun): The scientific genus name for bent grasses.
• Creeping bentgrass (noun): A specific, widely used species known for its aggressive spreading via stolons.
• Colonial bentgrass (noun): Another common species () used in turf.

Synonyms

• Brown top (regional, refers to )
• Turf grass (general term; bent grass is a type of turf grass)

Related Phrases

• Putting green grass: A descriptive phrase often synonymous with bent grass in the context of golf.
• Fine-textured grass: A descriptive term highlighting a key characteristic of bent grass.

Học thuật

Noun

1. grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bent
• bent-grass