cheat grass

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

Noun

  1. 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.

Forms

cheat grasses cheatgrass