turf : Idioms & Phrases
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lily turf
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noun Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover
Liriope muscari; lilyturf.
WordNet
Turf ant
(Zoöl.) , a small European ant (Formica flava ) which makes small ant-hills on heaths and commons.
Webster 1913
Turf drain
- a drain made with turf or peat.
Webster 1913
Turf hedge
- a hedge or fence formed with turf and plants of different kinds.
Webster 1913
Turf house
- a house or shed formed of turf, common in the northern parts of Europe.
Webster 1913
Turf moss
- a tract of turfy, mossy, or boggy land.
Webster 1913
turf out
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verb put out or expel from a place
eject; chuck out; boot out; turn out; exclude.
- The unruly student was excluded from the game
WordNet
Turf spade
- a spade for cutting and digging turf, longer and narrower than the common spade.
Webster 1913
turf war
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noun a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights
- a turf war erupted between street gangs
- the president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors
WordNet
turfing daisy
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noun low densely tufted perennial herb of Turkey having small white flowers; used as a ground cover in dry places; sometimes included in genus Matricaria
Matricaria tchihatchewii; Tripleurospermum tchihatchewii.
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noun mat-forming perennial herb of Asia Minor; sometimes included in genus Matricaria
Tripleurospermum oreades tchihatchewii; Matricaria oreades.
