cheat grass

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

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  • cheat grass — noun chiefly N. Amer. a tough wild grass which sometimes grows as a weed among cereal crops and in pasture. [Bromus tectorum and other species.] Origin C18: a local word for various wild plants, perh. from their resemblance to the cereals among… …   English new terms dictionary

  • cheat grass — (also cheatgrass) n. a tough wild grass of open land, sometimes growing as a weed among cereal crops and in pasture. ● Genus Bromus, family Gramineae: several species, in particular B. tectorum Origin: late 18th cent.: a local word for various… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cheat River — Coordinates: 39°44′34″N 79°54′08″W / 39.74278°N 79.90222°W / 39.74278; 79.90222 …   Wikipedia

  • Cheat (disambiguation) — Cheat can refer to: A cheat code, a hidden means of gaining an advantage in a computer or video game Cheat!, a television show on the G4 network The Cheat, a 1915 Cecil B. DeMille movie about a wealthy and domineering Asian gentleman taking… …   Wikipedia

  • Grass — Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grass bass — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grass bird — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grass cloth — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grass finch — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grass lamb — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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