Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various grasses of the genus Agrostis that have fine blades, form dense mats, and are often used for lawns, athletic fields, and golf courses.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun grass for pastures and lawns esp bowling and putting greens.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of numerous
reedy grasses of thegenus Agrostis .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The engineered bentgrass is under review by the U.S.
Genetically Engineered Grass Growing in the Wild | Impact Lab 2006
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There are well-documented cases with papaya in Hawaii, corn in Mexico, canola most recently in North Dakota, and creeping bentgrass, which pollinated grasses 13 miles away in Oregon.
Paula Crossfield: GM and Organic Co-Existence: Why We Really Just Can't Get Along Paula Crossfield 2011
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There are well-documented cases with papaya in Hawaii, corn in Mexico, canola most recently in North Dakota, and creeping bentgrass, which pollinated grasses 13 miles away in Oregon.
Paula Crossfield: GM and Organic Co-Existence: Why We Really Just Can't Get Along Paula Crossfield 2011
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There are well-documented cases with papaya in Hawaii, corn in Mexico, canola most recently in North Dakota, and creeping bentgrass, which pollinated grasses 13 miles away in Oregon.
Paula Crossfield: GM and Organic Co-Existence: Why We Really Just Can't Get Along Paula Crossfield 2011
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Since June, using water purchased at great expense from a rural water district, superintendent Brad Babek has watered only the bentgrass greens, by hand.
Where the Game Is in a Dry Season John Paul Newport 2011
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There are well-documented cases with papaya in Hawaii, corn in Mexico, canola most recently in North Dakota, and creeping bentgrass, which pollinated grasses 13 miles away in Oregon.
Paula Crossfield: GM and Organic Co-Existence: Why We Really Just Can't Get Along Paula Crossfield 2011
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A study done by the Nature Institute showed that creeping bentgrass-a USDA-approved herbicide resistant grass engineered by Monsanto and Scotts Company for golf courses-had spread its transgene via pollen to native and related plants 13 mis beyond the control area. '
OpEdNews - Quicklink: It's a lawless land when it comes to containing GM 2009
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Two, Ross's bentgrass Agrostis rossiae and Yellowstone sand verbena Abronia ammophila, are endemic.
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For instance, of the 14 GM crops awaiting USDA commercial approval, nearly half (6) are herbicide-tolerant: corn, soybeans, cotton (2), alfalfa and creeping bentgrass (for golf courses).
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A study done by the Nature Institute showed that creeping bentgrass-a USDA-approved herbicide resistant grass engineered by Monsanto and Scotts Company for golf courses-had spread its transgene via pollen to native and related plants 13 mis beyond the control area.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: It's a lawless land when it comes to containing GM 2009
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