一般人认为，凡是适宜建植草坪的都可以称作草坪草，但现代草坪主要用禾本科草，而把用于建植草坪的禾本科草称为草坪草。构成草坪植被的草本植物是建植草坪的基本物质材料。草坪草是能够形成草坪并可以修剪的一些草本植物种或品种。
It is generally believed that any suitable lawn can be called lawn grass, but the modern lawn mainly uses grass, and the grass used for lawn is called lawn grass. The herbaceous plants that constitute lawn vegetation are the basic material for lawn construction. Turfgrass is a kind of herbaceous plant species or varieties that can form turfgrass and can be pruned.
草坪是在园林中采用人工铺植或草籽播种的方法，培养形成的整片绿色地面，是园林风景的重要组成部分，同时也是休憩、娱乐的活动场所。但是，现代的草坪已不局限于园林，它已广泛用于运动场、水土保持地、铁路、公路、飞机场和工厂等场所。从广义上讲，草坪是人们用草建成的一定面积的绿色体代表着一个高水平的生态有机体。包括草坪草及生长环境两个部分，主要由覆盖地表的地上枝叶层、地下根系层以及根系生长的表土层三部分构成。
Lawn is a whole piece of green ground formed by artificial planting or grass seed sowing in the garden. It is an important part of the landscape, and also a place for rest and entertainment. However, the modern lawn is not limited to the garden, it has been widely used in sports fields, soil and water conservation, railways, highways, airports and factories and other places. In a broad sense, lawn is a certain area of green body built by people with grass, which represents a high level of ecological organism. It consists of two parts: lawn grass and growing environment. It is mainly composed of three parts: the aboveground branches and leaves, the underground roots and the topsoil.
全球草坪草的栽培技术以高尔夫球场草坪草为代表。草坪草是用多年生矮小草本植 株密植，并经修剪的人工草地。18世纪中，英国自然风景园中出现大面积草坪。中国近代园林中也出现草坪。它一般设置在屋前、广场、空地和建筑物周围，供观赏、游憩或作运动场地之用。
The cultivation technology of global lawn grass is represented by golf course lawn grass. Turfgrass is a kind of artificial grassland, which is closely planted by perennial short herbaceous plants and pruned. In the middle of the 18th century, a large area of lawn appeared in the British natural landscape garden. Lawn also appeared in modern Chinese gardens. It is generally set in front of the house, square, open space and around buildings for viewing, recreation or sports ground.