Associations to the word «Bromus»

Wiktionary

BROMUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae   — many typical brome grasses that grow in temperate climates.
BROMUS TECTORUM, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae   — cheatgrass.

Dictionary definition

BROMUS, noun. A genus of grasses of the family Gramineae.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats