bromegrass

noun

brome·​grass ˈbrōm-ˌgras 

variants or brome

ˈbrōm 

plural bromegrasses or bromes

: any of a large genus (Bromus) of tall grasses often having drooping spikelets

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Bromus, from Latin bromos oats, from Greek

First Known Use

circa 1762, in the meaning defined above