AstroTurf

Astroturf astroturf English thumb|AstroTurf used at a stadium Alternative forms en Astroturf astroturf Etymology From en astro- turf, from its namesake trademark, in turn a reference to the Astrodome stadium in Houston, the first major sports venue to install artificial turf in 1966. The venue was named by its developer Roy Hofheinz, presumably a reference to the emerging identity of Houston as en Space City. Originally marketed as ChemGrass. Pronunciation en /ˈæstɹoʊˌtɝf/ GA Noun - A synthetic material used in sports grounds as a durable substitute for natural grass. en artificial turf en Rick Horrow; Karla Swatek Beyond the Scoreboard: An Insider's Guide to the Business of Sport 2011 Human Kinetics https://books.google.com/books?id=LO96DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT131&dq=%22AstroTurf%22+monsanto&hl=&cd=5&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22AstroTurf%22%20monsanto&f=false 978-1-4925-8209-0 And then there's AstroTurf. Invented in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and patented by Monsanto in 1965, AstroTurf is the world's first synthetic turf used as a sports playing surface, coming to fame—and its name—when it was put into the Houston Astrodome in 1966. en US politics en Astroturf. Derived terms en Astroturf astroturf astroturfing Astroturfing AstroTurfing Translations synthetic material artificial turf en genericized trademarks