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

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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

"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.

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)

There also I observed a brome grass, probably not distinct from the Broods australis of Brown; it called to mind the squarrose brome grass of Europe.

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

At the Reservation, on May 21, 1951, at 9:00 P. M., distressed squealing of a rabbit was heard in high brome grass.

From Ecology of the Opossum on a Natural Area in Northeastern Kansas by Fitch, Henry S.