brome

noun — 2 senses

brome

noun

/bɹəʊm/

Etymology From the genus name, New Latin Bromus, from Ancient Greek βρόμος (brómos, “oat, wild oat”).

1

Any grass of the genus Bromus.

Synonyms: bromegrass
Derived terms: ripgut brome, smooth brome
Related terms: cheat grass, cheatgrass

brome

noun

Etymology From French brome, coined from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”). Doublet of bromus.

1

Obsolete bromine

Related terms: bromine

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