cheatgrass
noun
cheat·grass
ˈchēt-ˌgras 
: an annual weedy Eurasian bromegrass (Bromus tectorum) naturalized in North America
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Setting up new parks to protect land, restoring forests, and eradicating invasive plants like cheatgrass also costs many billions of dollars a year, the report found.
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Benji Jones, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
From building and maintaining trails to planting trees and removing dangerously flammable invasive species like cheatgrass, seasonal employees shoulder much of the work of maintaining the national forests.
—Nick Bowlin, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Cheap hydro and the expansion of power lines allowed farmers to install electric irrigation pumps and transform the county from an expanse of desert brush and cheatgrass into one of the nation’s leading potato producers.
—Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 28 July 2024
Advertisement The grasses that have taken hold in the area include invasive species such as cheatgrass and Mediterranean grasses, which now fill the once-empty spaces of dirt that used to naturally exist between native desert plants, Travaglio said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
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Benji Jones, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
From building and maintaining trails to planting trees and removing dangerously flammable invasive species like cheatgrass, seasonal employees shoulder much of the work of maintaining the national forests.
—Nick Bowlin, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Cheap hydro and the expansion of power lines allowed farmers to install electric irrigation pumps and transform the county from an expanse of desert brush and cheatgrass into one of the nation’s leading potato producers.
—Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 28 July 2024
Advertisement The grasses that have taken hold in the area include invasive species such as cheatgrass and Mediterranean grasses, which now fill the once-empty spaces of dirt that used to naturally exist between native desert plants, Travaglio said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
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“Cheatgrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheatgrass. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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