cheat grass

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

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

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