brome grass

/ brəʊm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of brome grass¹

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

Example Sentences

Rescue-grass, res′kū-gras, n. a species of brome-grass, native to South America.

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When these were two weeks old, all were "pastured out" in a wire mesh cage in tall brome grass.

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The graceful, drooping tree on the right of the house is made of the grass called brome-grass.

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Look at the picture again and notice the odd plants near the brome-grass tree.

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Pastureland, with introduced brome grass (Bromus inermis) and associated weedy vegetation.

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