bent grass

bent·grass

also bent grass B5193300 (bĕnt′grăs′)n. Any of various grasses of the genus Agrostis that have fine blades, form dense mats, and are often used for lawns, athletic fields, and golf courses.

[From bent.]

bent grass

n1. (Plants) 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. Sometimes shortened to: bent

bent′ grass`

n. any grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. the redtop.

Thesaurus

Noun

bent grass - grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greensbent-grass, bentgrass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hayAgrostis, genus Agrostis - annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland)Agrostis canina, brown bent, dog bent, Rhode Island bent, velvet bent, velvet bent grass - common grass with slender stems and narrow leavesAgrostis nebulosa, cloud grass - Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquetsAgrostis palustris, creeping bent, creeping bentgrass - common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners

bent grass

bent grass,

any species of the genus Agrostis of the family Poaceae (grassgrass,
any plant of the family Poaceae (formerly Gramineae), an important and widely distributed group of vascular plants, having an extraordinary range of adaptation. Numbering approximately 600 genera and 9,000 species, the grasses form the climax vegetation (see ecology) in
..... Click the link for more information. family), chiefly slender, delicate plants native to cool climates. Many are used for forage or lawns. Important species naturalized from Europe include the creeping bent (A. palustris), a lawn and putting-green grass; colonial bent (A. tenuis), frequently used in lawn mixtures; and especially, redtop (A. alba), called also fiorin and herd's-grass. Redtop, a perennial with reddish panicles, is much used (often mixed with clover) for pasture and hay in NE America; it is also effective in erosion control. The cloud grass (A. nebulosa), native to Spain, is cultivated for use as an everlastingeverlasting
or immortelle
, names for numerous plants characterized by papery or chaffy flowers that retain their form and often their color when dried and are used for winter bouquets and decorations.
..... Click the link for more information. . Bent grass is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Liliopsida, order Cyperales, family Poaceae.

bent

1. Same as bent frame. 2. A rhizomatous grass, used where a resilient velvety texture is required.

bent grass

Related to bent grass: Colonial bentgrass

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Synonyms for bent grass

noun grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

Synonyms

bent-grass
bent

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Agrostis
genus Agrostis
Agrostis canina
brown bent
dog bent
Rhode Island bent
velvet bent
velvet bent grass
Agrostis nebulosa
cloud grass
Agrostis palustris
creeping bent
creeping bentgrass