Bromus
noun
Bro·mus
\ˈbrōməs\
Definition of Bromus
: a large genus of grasses (family Gramineae) that are native to temperate regions, comprise the bromegrasses, and have large often drooping spikelets and lemmas usually awned near the 2-toothed apex
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Origin and Etymology of bromus
New Latin, from Latin bromos oats, from Greek
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