Bahama grass
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of Bermuda grass. uncountable
"In the meantime, Tichborne worked himself into a fury about Bahama grass. It had been planted years ago by Ballard, intended as a pretty border round the estate, but had proved rapacious and near impossible to eradicate. It dug itself in everywhere, spread rapidly, sucked the life out of the soil, killed off native species, and was altogether a blight upon the land."
- 2 trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India wordnet
Example
More examples"In the meantime, Tichborne worked himself into a fury about Bahama grass. It had been planted years ago by Ballard, intended as a pretty border round the estate, but had proved rapacious and near impossible to eradicate. It dug itself in everywhere, spread rapidly, sucked the life out of the soil, killed off native species, and was altogether a blight upon the land."