cheat grass
cheat grass · cheat grasses
Downy brome; drooping brome; an annual grass native to Europe, southwestern Asia and…Downy brome; drooping brome (Bromus tectorum); an annual grass native to Europe, southwestern Asia and northern Africa.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Downy brome; drooping brome (Bromus tectorum); an annual grass native to Europe, southwestern Asia and northern Africa.
Origin
From cheat + grass, reputedly because farmers felt cheated when wheat yields were lower beFrom cheat + grass, reputedly because farmers felt cheated when wheat yields were lower because of the plant invading their fields.
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Forms
plural: cheat grassesLessons for this word
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