Bermuda grass


noun

a creeping grass, Cynodon dactylon, of southern Europe, grown in the southern U.S. and Bermuda for lawns and pastures.
Also called Bahama grass, scutch grass.

Origin of Bermuda grass

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

British Dictionary definitions for bermuda grass

Bermuda grass

noun

a widely distributed grass, Cynodon dactylon, with wiry creeping rootstocks and several purplish spikes of flowers arising from a single point: used for lawns, pasturage, binding sand dunes, etc Also called: scutch grass, wire grass