cheat grass

短语

发音

US

词形变化

cheat grasses 复数 cheat grasses

别名

cheatgrass

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

brome bromegrass

词源

From cheat + grass, reputedly because farmers felt cheated when wheat yields were lower because of the plant invading their fields.

来源：wiktionary