§ 53312 Sod Definition Standards

• •Sod is grass with roots that hold the soil together.
• •It's like a ready-made grass carpet you can roll out in your yard.
• •This definition is used in California laws about plants and farming.

You buy rolls of grass from a store to put in your backyard.

Those rolls of grass are called 'sod' because the grass and roots are all tangled together to hold the dirt in place.