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or bermudagrass \ (ˌ)bər-ˈmyü-də-ˈgras 
, especially Southern -ˈmü-də- \
, especially Southern -ˈmü-də- \ plural Bermuda grasses or bermudagrasses
Definition of Bermuda grass
: a creeping stoloniferous southern European grass (Cynodon dactylon) often used as a lawn and pasture grass
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The first known use of Bermuda grass was in 1803
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