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noun
Any of various North American grasses, of the genus Bromus, that are used for forage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: brome
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grass
Narrower terms: awnless bromegrass, Bromus inermis, chess, cheat, Bromus secalinus, downy brome, downy bromegrass, downy cheat, downy chess, cheatgrass, drooping brome, Bromus tectorum, field brome, Bromus arvensis, Japanese brome, Japanese chess, Bromus japonicus
History
From brome + grass.
