bromegrass

[brohm-gras, -grahs]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bromegrass¹

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

Example Sentences

Afterward, Braydon explained his dilemma: “On ‘bromegrass,’ I didn’t know whether he was pronouncing it with an ‘m’ or an ‘n.’

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The city has ordered Kuzelka to cut his tall-growing bromegrass earlier than usual for the last three years.

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The animals rise from a sea of rippling bromegrass, timothy and Kentucky bluegrass.

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Then came “bromegrass” — any grass of a large genus of grasses native to temperate regions.

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