drooping brome
- noun
- Specialized
- The field was covered in drooping brome, its hairy leaves swaying gently in the breeze.
Examples
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Farmers try to control drooping brome because it can compete with cereal crops.
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The drooping brome is often found in Mediterranean regions.
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Ecologists identified drooping brome among various grasses growing in the Mediterranean region.
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Farmers appreciate drooping brome for its resilience.
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Ecologists identified drooping brome among various grasses growing in the Mediterranean region.
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The field was covered in drooping brome, its hairy leaves swaying gently in the breeze.
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Farmers try to control drooping brome because it can compete with cereal crops.
Synonyms
A fast-growing grass from Europe and Asia that often becomes a weed and replaces native plants
A small Mediterranean grass with soft hairy leaves
An annual grass with soft hairy leaves that often grows as a weed
A grass with soft hairy leaves that spreads quickly and is often a weed
A wild grass with soft hairy leaves that grows each year in the Mediterranean region
A one-year grass with soft hairy leaves that often spreads and harms local plants
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Drooping brome comes from how the plant looks: drooping means 'hanging down' and brome is a name for a kind of 'grass', so the name simply describes a grass with hanging flower heads.