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bent grasses

bent grasses is the plural of bent grass.

Meaning of bent grass

Noun

bent grass (usually uncountable, plural bent grasses)

  1. (usually) Any of several grasses, of the genus Agrostis, native to temperate climates; grown for pasture, turf and for putting greens and golf courses.
    • A secondary protective device used near Greystones consists in the planting of bent grass and sea couch grass to aid reclamation of certain areas. Unfortunately, bent grass lends itself to the formation of dunes, which are very vulnerable. Sea couch grass has proved the best so far.1952 May, Frank Jeffares, “Irish Railway Coastal Defence”, in Railway Magazine, page 304

Questions about bent grasses

What is bent grasses the plural of?
Bent grasses is the plural of bent grass.

Words near bent grasses in the dictionary

  1. bent fork
  2. bent forks
  3. bent function
  4. bent functions
  5. bent grass
  6. bent grasses
  7. bent it like Beckham
  8. bent on
  9. bent on a splice
  10. bent one off
  11. bent one's elbow

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