Phrase guide

Bermuda grass

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Bahama grass, devil grass, dogtooth grass, doob grass, doob, scutch grass, star grass

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: devil grass, Bahama grass, kweek, doob, scutch grass, star grass, Cynodon dactylon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grass

History

Etymology

Not native to Bermuda, but abundant and an invasive species there.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ثَيِّل (ṯayyil) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Arabic: or ثِيل (ṯīl) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Aramaic: ܝܒܠܐ (yaḇlā) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Aramaic: ܝܒܠܐ (yaḇlā) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Aramaic: יַבְלָא (yaḇlā) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Armenian: արվանտակ (arvantak) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Armenian: շնատամ (šnatam) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Armenian: սիլ (sil) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Azerbaijani: çayır — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Burmese: နေစာ (neca) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Burmese: မြေစာ (mreca) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Catalan: gram — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狗牙根 (gǒu yágēn) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Finnish: varvasheinä — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • French: Chiendent pied-de-poule — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Georgian: გლერტა (glerṭa) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • German: Hundszahngras — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Greek: αγριάδα (agriáda) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Gujarati: ધરો (dharo) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Gujarati: ધ્રો (dhro) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Gujarati: ધ્રોખડ (dhrokhaḍ) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Hebrew: יַבְּלׅית (yabbəlīṯ) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Hindi: दूब घास (dūb ghās) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Kannada: ಗರಿಕೆಹುಲ್ಲು (garikehullu) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Kazakh: бессаусақ қарашағыр (bessausaq qaraşağyr) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Kyrgyz: ажырык (ajırık) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Malayalam: കറുക (kaṟuka) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Polish: cynodon palczasty — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Polish: trawa bermudzka — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Punic: 𐤉𐤁𐤋 (ybl) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Russian: свиноро́й (svinorój) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Serbo-Croatian: zùbača — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Serbo-Croatian: tròskot — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Swedish: hundtandsgräs — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Swedish: bermudagräs — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Tagalog: balbalut — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Tagalog: warit — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Tajik: аҷириқ (ajiriq) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Tamil: அறுகு (aṟuku) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Tamil: அறுகம்புல் (aṟukampul) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Telugu: గరిక (garika) — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Vietnamese: cỏ gà — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
  • Welsh: glaswellt Bermwda — a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay