cheatgrass en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃiːtɡɹɑːs/
Etymology
From cheat + grass (reputedly because farmers felt cheated when wheat yields were lower because of cheatgrass invading their fields).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Bromus tectorum, drooping brome, native to Europe, thought to create an ecology prone to annual fires in many US areas
It took maybe nine or ten years more of westward drift, over the rolling prairie, through the cheatgrass, the sage grouse exploding skyward […]
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 98:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheatgrasses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
fi kattokattara (Bromus tectorum) · cmn 旱雀麥 /旱雀麦 (Bromus tectorum) · cmn 絹雀麥 /绢雀麦 (Bromus tectorum) · kk тарақбоз (Bromus tectorum) · kk арпаған (Bromus tectorum)