English Explanatory Dictionary

brome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any grass of the genus Bromus.
noun
  1. bromine
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A village surrounded by the town of Brome Lake, Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
  3. A village in Brome and Oakley parish, Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1376).
  4. A municipality and Samtgemeinde in Gifhorn district, north of Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Pronunciation

/bɹəʊm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brome.wav

Word forms

brome bromes

Etymology

From the genus name, New Latin Bromus, from Ancient Greek βρόμος (brómos, “oat, wild oat”).

Synonyms

bromegrass

Related words

cheat grass cheatgrass bromine

Derived words

ripgut brome smooth brome Brome and Oakley Brome Lake
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