Bermuda grass
noun
variants
or bermudagrass
(ˌ)bər-ˈmyü-də-ˈgras 
especially Southern -ˈmü-də-
plural Bermuda grasses or bermudagrasses
: a creeping stoloniferous southern European grass (Cynodon dactylon) often used as a lawn and pasture grass
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And still other weeds use their root systems to go to new locations: A single Bermuda grass plant can grow up 4 inches a month during peak season, while super-aggressive smilax (aka greenbrier) can grow up to 30 feet a season.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2025
About This Episode What happens when Zoysia grass is taken over by Bermuda grass?
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
Although many swales and basins remain verdant with Bermuda grass, which is easier to maintain, there’s a growing push to use native vegetation for runoff control.
—Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
The nature of the Bermuda grass that will be the primary surface of the golf course will require the uprooting of hundreds of trees, including some redwood trees that were planted in the 1950s.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2025
About This Episode What happens when Zoysia grass is taken over by Bermuda grass?
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
Although many swales and basins remain verdant with Bermuda grass, which is easier to maintain, there’s a growing push to use native vegetation for runoff control.
—Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
The nature of the Bermuda grass that will be the primary surface of the golf course will require the uprooting of hundreds of trees, including some redwood trees that were planted in the 1950s.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Bermuda grass
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