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brome en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /bɹəʊm/

Etymology

From the genus name, New Latin Bromus, from Ancient Greek βρόμος (brómos, “oat, wild oat”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any grass of the genus Bromus.

Forms

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bromes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

ripgut brome · smooth brome

Relateds

cheatgrass · cheat grass

Synonyms

bromegrass

Translations (28)

sh ovsik (grass of Bromus) · sh stoklasa (grass of Bromus) · fi kattara (grass of Bromus) · cs sveřep (grass of Bromus) · bg овсига (grass of Bromus) · ru костёр (grass of Bromus) · pl stokłosa (grass of Bromus) · no faks (grass of Bromus) · de Trespe (grass of Bromus) · cy pawrwellt (grass of Bromus) · be касцёр (grass of Bromus) · it forasacco (grass of Bromus) · uk стоколос (grass of Bromus) · es bromo (grass of Bromus) · be каласоўнік (grass of Bromus) · hu rozsnok (grass of Bromus) · da hejre (grass of Bromus) · nl dravik (grass of Bromus) · kk арпабас (grass of Bromus) · sq modhë (grass of Bromus) · sv losta (grass of Bromus) · el βρόμος (grass of Bromus) · lt dirsė (grass of Bromus) · ro obsigă (grass of Bromus) · dsb kóstrjawa (grass of Bromus) · ckb ئەسپەک (grass of Bromus) · hsb kostrjawa (grass of Bromus) · fr brome (grass of Bromus)

brome en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /bɹəʊm/

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome From French brome, coined from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”). Doublet of bromus.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, uncountable) bromine

Relateds

bromine