noun / verb

grass

GRASS/ɡræs/

Low-growing, narrow-leaved plants forming a ground covering.

Narrow blades of grass grow together in a small clump.

A close botanical clump of common narrow-bladed green grass shows individual stems and a little soil.

Etymology

Old English græs covered herbs and plants as well as grass. The modern lawn plant continues that older plant sense; a deeper connection with grow and green is disputed.

In context

NDSUExtension4:00

there's a lot of uh turf grass in people's lawn front Lawns and all over the place

Stop Turf Problems Before They Start

More examples

The sheep eat grass in the field behind the barn.
Several ornamental grasses grow along the garden path.
We grassed over the bare patch beside the driveway.
Please keep off the grass while it is wet.

Forms

grass · grasses · grassed · grassing

grassy adjective — covered with or full of grass

grassland noun — open land covered mainly with grass

Similar words

lawn: An area of closely cut grass, not the plant itself.
turf: Grass together with the surface soil held by its roots.
pasture: Land where animals graze, rather than the plants alone.