"cheat grass" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-cheat grass.oga Forms: cheat grasses [plural]
Etymology: From cheat + grass, reputedly because farmers felt cheated when wheat yields were lower because of the plant invading their fields. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cheat|grass}} cheat + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cheat grass (countable and uncountable, plural cheat grasses)
  1. Downy brome; drooping brome (Bromus tectorum); an annual grass native to Europe, southwestern Asia and northern Africa. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: cheatgrass Translations (downy brome): yéʼiibeʼetsʼos (Navajo)

Inflected forms

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