ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cheatgrass

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈt͡ʃiːtɡɹɑːs/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Cheatgrass is a noun meaning Bromus tectorum, drooping brome, native to Europe, thought to create an ecology prone to annual fires in many US areas.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

It took maybe nine or ten years more of westward drift, over the rolling prairie, through the cheatgrass, the sage grouse exploding skyward […]

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Related dictionary entries include lopgrass, bromegrass, brome, witchgrass, chess, cheat.

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