cheatgrass

cheatgrass
cheat·grass (chētʹgrăs') n.
A grass (Bromus tectorum) that is native to Eurasian temperate regions and has become widespread in the grasslands of the western United States. Also called downy brome.
  [Perhaps akin to cheat, bread made of inferior-quality wheat (from Middle English chet, from Old French) + grass.]

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