单词 | bromegrass |
释义 | bromegrass in British English (ˈbrəʊmˌɡrɑːs) or brome (brəʊm) noun any of various grasses of the genus Bromus, having small flower spikes in loose drooping clusters. Some species are used for hay Word origin C18: via Latin from Greek bromos oats, of obscure originbromegrass in American English (ˈbroumˌɡræs, -ˌɡrɑːs) noun any of numerous grasses of the genus Bromus, having flat blades and open clusters of flower spikelets Also called: brome (broum), chess Word origin [1750–60; ‹ NL Brom(us) genus name (‹ Gk brómos oats) + grass]This word is first recorded in the period 1750–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Yankee, bunker, infiltrate, summation, totemExamples of 'bromegrass' in a sentence |
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