bermuda grass
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and IndiaSynonyms: Bermuda grassdevil grassBahama grasskweekdoobscutch grassstar grassCynodon dactylon
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
kweek \kweek\ n. A trailing grass (Cynodon dactylon) native to Europe, now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in the Southern U. S. and India. Called also Bahama grass and Bermuda grass.
Syn: Bermuda grass, devil grass, Bahama grass, doob, scutch grass, star grass, Cynodon dactylon. [WordNet 1.5]
Bermuda grass \Ber*mu"da grass`\ (Bot.) A kind of grass (Cynodon Dactylon) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern Europe, but is now wide-spread in warm countries; -- called also scutch grass, and in Bermuda, devil grass. [1913 Webster]