Sod (noun)

1. A piece of grass-covered soil cut from a lawn or pasture, typically used for planting.
2. A small piece of earth or turf.
3. A section of ground.
4. An act of covering the ground with sods.
5. An act of planting grass using sod.

Origin:

Old english sæd "seed", of germanic origin; related to dutch zaad and german saat.

Examples:

1. The new sod in the lawn was freshly laid.
2. He put down a sod of grass in the bare spot.
3. The sods were used to create a new lawn.
4. He sodded the area to prevent erosion.
5. The land was sodded with a thick layer of grass.