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

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brome grass

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

Faint as it is, it sways the heavy laden brome grass, but is not strong enough to lift a ball of thistledown from the bennets among which it is entangled.

From Nature Near London by Jefferies, Richard

This component of brome grass in the diet was economically of little significance in the study area, although it could be of significance where brome grass seed was being harvested.

From Food of the Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm, in South-central Kansas by Platt, Dwight

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

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