turf

turf
turfless, adj.turflike, adj.
/terrf/, n., pl. turfs, (esp. Brit.) turves; v.
n.
1. a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
2. peat, esp. as material for fuel.
3. a block or piece of peat dug for fuel.
4. Slang.
a. the neighborhood over which a street gang asserts its authority.
b. a familiar area, as of residence or expertise: Denver is her turf. When you talk literature you're getting into my turf.
5. Chiefly Brit. a piece cut or torn from the surface of grassland; sod.
6. the turf,
a. the track over which horse races are run.
b. the practice or sport of racing horses.
v.t.
7. to cover with turf or sod.
8. Brit. Slang. to remove from a desirable office or position; expel; kick out: He was turfed from leadership of the group.
[bef. 900; 1930-35 for def. 5; ME, OE, c. D turf, G Torf ( < LG), ON torf, akin to Skt darbha tuft of grass. See TURBARY]

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In horticulture, the surface layer of soil with its matted, dense vegetation, usually grasses grown for ornamental or recreational use.

Such turf grasses include Kentucky bluegrass, creeping bent grass, fine or red fescue, and perennial ryegrass among the popular cool-season types, and Bermuda grass, zoysia grass, and St. Augustine grass among the warm-season types. Turf grasses are often grown on turf, or sod, farms. Plugs, blocks, squares, or strips are cut and transplanted to areas where they quickly establish and grow. Lawns are fine-textured turfs that are mowed regularly and closely to develop into dense, uniformly green coverings that beautify open spaces and provide sports playing surfaces (e.g., tennis lawns, golf and bowling greens, and racing turfs).

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lawn
      in horticulture, the surface layer of soil with its matted, dense vegetation, usually grasses grown for ornamental or recreational use. Such turf grasses include Kentucky bluegrass, creeping bent grass, fine or red fescue, and perennial ryegrass among the popular cool-season types and Bermuda grass, zoysia grass, and St. Augustine grass among the warm-season types.

      Turf grasses are often grown on turf, or sod, farms. Portions of the sod—as plugs, blocks, squares, or strips of turf grass—are cut and transplanted to areas where they quickly establish and grow. Lawns are fine-textured turfs that are mowed regularly and closely to develop into dense, uniformly green coverings that beautify open spaces and provide sports playing surfaces, as in tennis lawns, golf and bowling greens, and racing turfs. See also bent grass; Bermuda grass; bluegrass; carpet grass; fescue; ryegrass; Zoysia.

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