Meanings
plural Bermuda grasses · alternative bermudagrass
- uncountableusuallyA perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay.
Synonyms: Bahama grass, devil grass, dogtooth grass, doob grass, doob, scutch grass, star grass
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay.
More synonyms by meaning
nountrailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Not native to Bermuda, but abundant and an invasive species there.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic ثَيِّل, or ثِيل
- 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
- 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
Catalan gram
- grama 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
- 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
- varvasheinäa 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
- Chiendent pied-de-poulea perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
German Hundszahngras
- Hundszahngrasa perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
Greek αγριάδα
- 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
Hebrew יַבְּלׅית
- 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
- 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
Polish cynodon palczasty, trawa bermudzka
- cynodon palczastya perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
- trawa bermudzkaa perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
Russian свиноро́й
- 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
Swedish hundtandsgräs, bermudagräs
- hundtandsgräsa perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
- bermudagräsa perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
Tagalog balbalut, warit
- balbaluta perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
- warita perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
Tamil அறுகு, அறுகம்புல்
- 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
- 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
Vietnamese cỏ gà
- cỏ gàa 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
- glaswellt Bermwdaa perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay
Cite this entry
Bermuda grass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bermuda%20grass
“Bermuda grass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bermuda%20grass. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bermuda grass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bermuda%20grass.
Source: Bermuda grass on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.