The total surface content of a grassed area, including grasses, bare areas, weeds, pests and disease content Often synonymously referred to as turf or turf sward
The grassy surface of land; that part of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass; turf
A population of herbaceous plants, characterized by a relatively short habit of growth and relatively continuous ground cover, including both above and below-ground parts (Hodgson, 1979)
1 A grassy surface of a lawn, pasture or playing field, not necessarily a pure stand 2 A grassed area composed of short grasses giving a continuous cover, with no trees or shrubs present
[ 'sword ] (noun.) 15th century. From Old English sweard (“skin, rind”) by Robert Nares,James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps,Thomas Wright (London, 1888), p. 855