English Explanatory Dictionary

ripgut brome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of weedy grass, Bromus diandrus, with sharp seeds having awns with one-way bristles that make them hard to remove from clothing or animal fur.

Word forms

ripgut brome ripgut ripgut grass

Etymology

From rip (verb) + gut + brome.

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