devil grass n 1: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India [syn: {Bermuda grass}, {devil grass}, {Bahama grass}, {kweek}, {doob}, {scutch grass}, {star grass}, {Cynodon dactylon}]
Bermuda grass \Ber*mu"da grass`\ (Bot.) A kind of grass ({Cynodon Dactylon}) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern Europe, but is now wide-spread in warm countries; -- called also {scutch grass}, and in Bermuda, {devil grass}. [1913 Webster]