cheat grass
Downy brome; drooping brome (Bromus tectorum); an annual grass native to Europe, southwestern Asia and northern Africa.
Noun
- Downy brome; drooping brome (Bromus tectorum); an annual grass native to Europe, southwestern Asia and northern Africa.
Origin
From cheat + grass, reputedly because farmers felt cheated when wheat yields were lower because of the plant invading their fields.