bromegrass

[ brohm-gras, -grahs ]

/ ˈbroʊmˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs /

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noun

any of numerous grasses of the genus Bromus, having flat blades and open clusters of flower spikelets.

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Also called brome

[brohm] /broʊm/ .

Origin of bromegrass

1750–60; <New Latin Brom(us) genus name (<Greek brómos oats) + grass

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The one caveat: Asprey advises only buying butter made from grass-fed or pastured cows.
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A tugboat improbably sits high on the bank, obscured by tall grass, a broken oil rig hangs over the water nearby.
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I really turned on in particular to James Joyce, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Günter Grass.
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As they passed the runway, bullets shot up from the tall grass, puncturing a fuel tank.
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The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.
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She threw out her arms as if swimming when she walked, beating the tall grass as one strikes out in the water.
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The weed growing over every water, and at the bank of the river, shall be pulled up before all grass.
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Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed.
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We squatted in the long grass and buck-brush, listening, and a few seconds later heard a horse snort distinctly.
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British Dictionary definitions for bromegrass

brome grass

brome

/ (brəʊm) /

noun

any of various grasses of the genus Bromus, having small flower spikes in loose drooping clusters. Some species are used for hay

Word Origin for brome grass

C18: via Latin from Greek bromos oats, of obscure origin

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