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Definition of Bromegrass
1. Noun. Any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions.
Generic synonyms: Grass
Group relationships: Bromus, Genus Bromus
Specialized synonyms: Awnless Bromegrass, Bromus Inermis, Bromus Secalinus, Cheat, Chess, Bromus Tectorum, Cheatgrass, Downy Brome, Downy Bromegrass, Downy Cheat, Downy Chess, Drooping Brome, Bromus Arvensis, Field Brome, Bromus Japonicus, Japanese Brome, Japanese Chess
Definition of Bromegrass
1. Noun. Any of various North American grasses, of the genus ''Bromus'', that are used for forage ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bromegrass
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bromegrass
Literary usage of Bromegrass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contributions Towards a Fauna and Flora of the County of Cork by J. R. Harvey, Thomas C. Power, John D. Humphreys, Cuvierian Society of Cork (1845)
"Upright bromegrass. On dry ground near Blarney, and in moist sandy fields at ...
Soft bromegrass. (Bromus, MFHJ Glasheen and meadows and corn fields. ..."
2. Range Preservation and Its Relation to Erosion Control on Western Grazing Lands by Arthur William Sampson, Leon Henry Weyl (1918)
"In the case of native bromegrass and wheat the same behavior holds as to vegetative
... Hence 2.4 and 2.1 times as many leaves of bromegrass and -wheat, ..."
3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"bromegrass. A book-name for the species of Bromus, invented by Stillingfleet (Obs.
on Grasses). ..."
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