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bentAny of a group of grasses. Creeping bent grass (Agrostis stolonifera), also known as fiorin, is common in northern North America, Europe, and Asia, including lowland Britain. It spreads by runners and has large attractive clusters (panicles) of yellow or purple flowers on thin stalks, like oats. It is often used on lawns and golf courses. (Genus Agrostris, family Gramineae.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It also accounts for his admiration for two other American radicals with strong moral bents, Dorothy Day and Michael Harrington. So far, all of the top cycling speed records have been set by recumbent bikes, or bents, in which the rider's legs are stretched straight ahead, instead of below them. The southern portion of the outboard detour roadway, constructed over the East River, consists of a concrete deck on steel stringers spanning 100 feet between bents of 54-inch diameter steel caissons. |
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