English Explanatory Dictionary

cheat grass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Downy brome; drooping brome (Bromus tectorum); an annual grass native to Europe, southwestern Asia and northern Africa.

Pronunciation

En-us-cheat grass.oga

Word forms

cheat grass cheat grasses cheatgrass

Etymology

From cheat + grass, reputedly because farmers felt cheated when wheat yields were lower because of the plant invading their fields.

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