Agrostis (Noun)
Meaning
Annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland).
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Agrostis is commonly found on golf courses, particularly its variety known as creeping bent.
- Agrostis canes are often bent under heavy snow loads.
- Species of the genus Agrostis are widely distributed across the northern hemisphere.
- Agrostis stolonifera is a perennial grass that thrives in moist environments.
- Agrostis capillaris is a type of bent grass that grows in dense tufts.