brome grass

British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of brome grass

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

Example Sentences

These include an exotic plant called ripgut brome grass, which has moved into the oak woodlands, said Don Hankin, a geography and planning professor at Chico State University.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2020

In the dry upland country in Washington and Oregon, Russian brome grass or tall oat grass would answer the purpose.

From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, Thomas

"Well, it ain't buffalo grass, an' it ain't brome grass, an' I don't figger it's alfalfa," said Tompkins, meditatively.

From Dennison Grant: a Novel of To-day by Stead, Robert J. C.

Two kinds of grass grew on these plains; one of them a brome grass, possessing the remarkable property of shooting up green from the old stalk.

From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas

The latter is commonly known as Hungarian brome grass or awniess brome grass and it was introduced to this State from Europe about 25 years ago and the seed distributed by the University Experiment Station.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)