bromes

Weedy pasture grasses

Bromes are grasses of the genus Bromus, found worldwide in temperate regions.

Some species serve as forage crops; others are weedy pests.

The word appears mainly in botanical and agricultural contexts: The field was overrun with bromes and other invasive grasses.

agricultural

forage

Seek food actively

  • silageFermented crop fodder
  • hayDried feed crop
  • pastureGrazing ground for livestock

livestock · cattle · grazing · feed · cover crop · soil · erosion control · rangeland · fodder · nutrition

botanical

grasses

Monocot blade plants

meadow · seeds · spikelets · awns · tufted · perennial · annual · leaves · inflorescence · panicle

invasive

cheatgrass

Invasive Eurasian annual grass

displacement · native species · weed · infestation · control · herbicide · competition · sagebrush · ecosystem · degradation

Opposites
plant type in agriculture/botany

bromeslegumes

Edible pod-bearing plants

clovers · alfalfa · soybeans · beans · peas

desirable vs. invasive grass species

bromesnative grasses

Plants indigenous to region

cheatgrass · bluegrass · fescues · timothy

Family

brome, tribromide

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G