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brome
(brōm)
noun
any of a large genus (Bromus) of grasses of the temperate zone, having closed sheaths and spikelets with awns: a few are crop plants but many are weeds
also bromegrass
Origin: < ModL < L bromos < Gr, oats, rustling < bremein, to rustle < IE base *bherem-, to rustle, buzz
See brome in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of various grasses of the genus Bromus, native to temperate regions and including several weeds and ornamentals and some species important for forage. Also called bromegrass.
Origin:
Origin: New Latin Bromus, genus name
Origin: , from Greek bromos, oats
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