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noun
Downy brome; drooping brome (Bromus tectorum); an annual grass native to Europe, southwestern Asia and northern Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From cheat + grass, reputedly because farmers felt cheated when wheat yields were lower because of the plant invading their fields.
Across languages
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