Bermuda grass

American  

noun

1. a creeping grass, Cynodon dactylon, of southern Europe, grown in the southern U.S. and Bermuda for lawns and pastures.

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Bermuda grass British  

noun

1. Also called: scutch grass.   wire grass.  a widely distributed grass, Cynodon dactylon , with wiry creeping rootstocks and several purplish spikes of flowers arising from a single point: used for lawns, pasturage, binding sand dunes, etc

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Etymology

Origin of Bermuda grass

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10