bromegrass

Definitions of bromegrass

1. noun

   any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
   synonyms: brome

   types:

   Bromus inermis, awnless bromegrass

   drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia

   Bromus secalinus, cheat, chess

   weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

   Bromus tectorum, cheatgrass, downy brome, downy bromegrass, downy cheat, downy chess, drooping brome

   annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean

   Bromus arvensis, field brome

   annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia

   Bromus japonicus, Japanese brome, Japanese chess

   grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia

   type of:

   grass

   narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay