turfs in English

noun

1

grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots.

they walked across the springy turf

synonyms: grass, lawn, sod

2

horse racing or racecourses generally.

he spent his money gambling on the turf

3

an area regarded as someone's personal territory; one's home ground.

the team will play Canada on their home turf this summer

synonyms: territory, domain, province, preserve, sphere of influence, stomping ground, stamping ground, bailiwick

verb

1

force (someone) to leave somewhere.

they were turfed off the bus

2

cover (a patch of ground) with turf.

a turfed lawn

noun

grass, lawn, sod
territory, domain, province, preserve, sphere of influence, stomping ground, stamping ground, bailiwick
greensward, sod, sward

Use "turfs" in a sentence

1. Acrocarpous mosses (usually forming cushions and turfs) are less adapted to vegetative proliferation than the more branched, spreading pleurocarps (generally forming mats).

2. Biology Pterygoneurum kozlovii is a small, acrocarpous moss that usually grows in small to medium sized patches or turfs along the edges of seasonally wet, alkaline areas.

3. BIOLOGY General Pterygoneurum kozlovii is a small, acrocarpous moss that usually grows on soil in small to medium sized patches or turfs along the edges of seasonally wet, alkaline areas in semi-arid shrub-steppe and grassland environments.

4. Pterygoneurum kozlovii is a short, 2-3 mm tall, acrocarpous (producing female structures and sporophytes at the tips of the main stems) moss that usually grows in small (less than 1 cm2) to medium sized (2-4 cm2) patches, sometimes forming rather widespread, yet intermittent turfs.