cheat grass

See also: cheatgrass

English

Alternative forms

• cheatgrass

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

cheat grass (countable and uncountable, plural cheat grasses)

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

Translations

downy brome

Navajo: yéʼiibeʼetsʼos

Further reading

• cheat grass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bromus tectorum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Bromus tectorum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons