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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of brome grass

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


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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

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 Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson

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 Dwight Platt

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

From Aspects of Reproduction and Development in the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) by Henry S. Fitch

In areas with Iowa as a center, nothing would be more suitable, probably, than Russian brome grass.

From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Thomas Shaw

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