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

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

In much of Kansas meadow fescue would answer the purpose, northward brome grass would probably answer, and in some places timothy.

From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, 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)

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