cheatgrass

Betekenis (Engels)

Bromus tectorum, drooping brome, native to Europe, thought to create an ecology prone to annual fires in many US areas.

Sinonieme

drooping brome

downy brome

downy chess

downy bromegrass

downy cheat

Bromus tectorum

military grass

early chess

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈt͡ʃiːtɡɹɑːs/
Etimologie (Engels)

From cheat + grass (reputedly because farmers felt cheated when wheat yields were lower because of cheatgrass invading their fields).

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