"cheatgrass" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiːtɡɹɑːs/ Forms: cheatgrasses [plural]
Etymology: From cheat + grass (reputedly because farmers felt cheated when wheat yields were lower because of cheatgrass invading their fields). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cheat|grass}} cheat + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cheatgrass (countable and uncountable, plural cheatgrasses)
  1. Bromus tectorum, drooping brome, native to Europe, thought to create an ecology prone to annual fires in many US areas. Wikipedia link: cheatgrass Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Grasses Translations (Bromus tectorum): 絹雀麥 (Chinese Mandarin), 绢雀麦 (juànquèmài) (Chinese Mandarin), 旱雀麥 (Chinese Mandarin), 旱雀麦 (hànquèmài) (Chinese Mandarin), kattokattara (Finnish), арпаған (arpağan) (Kazakh), тарақбоз (taraqboz) (Kazakh)

Inflected forms

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