Brome grass

Brome grass
Brome grass Brome" grass` [L. bromos a kind of oats, Gr. ?.] (Bot.) A genus {(Bromus)} of grasses, one species of which is the chess or cheat. [1913 Webster]

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  • brome grass — brome grass, or brome brome «brohm», noun. any one of a genus of about 60 kinds of grasses found mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, most of which are bearded, and some of which are coarse weeds, although a few species, such as chess, are… …   Useful english dictionary

  • brome-grass — /brōmˈgräs/ noun A grass (genus Bromus) strongly resembling oats ORIGIN: Gr bromos a kind of oats …   Useful english dictionary

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  • brome — brome·grass; me·dio·brome; ozo·brome; brome; …   English syllables

  • grass — brome·grass; dronk·grass; grass; grass·er; grass·hop; grass·ie; grass·i·ness; grass·less; grass·man; grass·mann s; har·ding·grass; re·grass; sen·ne·grass; spara·grass; spar·row·grass; grass·roots; blue·grass·er; co·gon·grass; grass·wid·ow·hood;… …   English syllables

  • brome brome — brome grass, or brome brome «brohm», noun. any one of a genus of about 60 kinds of grasses found mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, most of which are bearded, and some of which are coarse weeds, although a few species, such as chess, are… …   Useful english dictionary

  • barren brome grass — noun or barren brome : a feathery Eurasian grass (Bromus sterilis) adventive in waste places in No. America …   Useful english dictionary

  • western brome grass — noun : a perennial grass (Bromus marginatus) of western No. America valued as a range grass …   Useful english dictionary

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