Definition of "brome" [brome]

• Any of various grasses of the genus Bromus, native to temperate regions and including several weeds and ornamentals and some species important for forage. Also called bromegrass. (noun)

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• "It's proving a bad year for brome, which is increasingly moving off headlands into the main parts of fields."
• "More difficult grassweeds such as brome are now widespread and blackgrass is relatively common, albeit in small patches."
• "Curious sampler: Take a breath and get grip, brome slice."