Well attestedNamed through a historical place-name
Bermuda grass
noun · first attested 18th century
The grass is named for a stopover, not a home.
A hardy creeping lawn and pasture grass.
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- Relationship
- Named through a historical place-name
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 18th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Bermuda
- In English
Bermuda grass
Native to Africa, it reached the Americas via Bermuda and English named it for the island it arrived from.
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