bent grass
noun
: any of a genus (Agrostis) of grasses including important chiefly perennial and rhizomatous pasture and lawn grasses with fine velvety or wiry herbage
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While traversing steep mountain trails and navigating undulating bent grass greens at Cliffhangers, golfers will drive carts through cascading waterfalls, cross swift flowing creeks, and wind through a cave system.
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Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
There were no footprints, no drops of blood, no bent grasses.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The Leonard's skipper can be found in perennial grasses and host plants such as little bluestem, blue grama, and bent grass.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024
There are no obstacles to work around except for the slopes of the natural bent grass course.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2024
Lyon said bent grass makes one of the most pet and kid friendly native grass lawns.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
But if your biggest interest is creating an ornamental lawn that’s a feast for the eyes, then look towards the sculptural, undulating bent grasses or fescues.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
The other hot topic was the speed of the greens, converted from Bermuda to bent grass that year.
—USA Today, 8 Apr. 2021
Due to winter kill, Minneapolis Golf Club members have voted to close next month to redo the entire course with bent grass, eliminating the poa annua.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 22 June 2019
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Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
There were no footprints, no drops of blood, no bent grasses.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The Leonard's skipper can be found in perennial grasses and host plants such as little bluestem, blue grama, and bent grass.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024
There are no obstacles to work around except for the slopes of the natural bent grass course.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2024
Lyon said bent grass makes one of the most pet and kid friendly native grass lawns.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
But if your biggest interest is creating an ornamental lawn that’s a feast for the eyes, then look towards the sculptural, undulating bent grasses or fescues.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
The other hot topic was the speed of the greens, converted from Bermuda to bent grass that year.
—USA Today, 8 Apr. 2021
Due to winter kill, Minneapolis Golf Club members have voted to close next month to redo the entire course with bent grass, eliminating the poa annua.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 22 June 2019
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“Bent grass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bent%20grass. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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