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cheat grass

Syllabification: (cheat grass)
(also cheatgrass)
Definition of cheat grass

noun

  • a tough wild grass of open land, sometimes growing as a weed among cereal crops and in pasture.
    • Genus Bromus, family Gramineae: several species, in particular B. tectorum

Origin:

late 18th century: a local word for various wild plants, perhaps from their resemblance to the cereals among which they grew

cheat grass in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of cheat grass in the British & World English dictionary