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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Also at the meeting, the board approved a $900,000 golf club expenditure request for a turf renovation project, converting the current cool-season grass to warm-season Bermuda grass.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
The good news: An identical field — Bermuda grass grown in the California Central Valley — was put down to replace it.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
If water for irrigation is not available, zoysia grass and Bermuda grass can go dormant and will recover when the rains return.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026
Temperatures figure to be in the 60s and high 50s, and the playing surface at Snapdragon is Bermuda grass.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Nov. 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
The good news: An identical field — Bermuda grass grown in the California Central Valley — was put down to replace it.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
If water for irrigation is not available, zoysia grass and Bermuda grass can go dormant and will recover when the rains return.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026
Temperatures figure to be in the 60s and high 50s, and the playing surface at Snapdragon is Bermuda grass.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Nov. 2025
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