ripgut brome

noun

A type of weedy grass, Bromus diandrus, with sharp seeds having awns with one-way bristles that make them hard to remove from clothing or animal fur.

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Meanings

nounripgut brome (uncountable)

alternative ripgut · alternative ripgut grass

  1. uncountableA type of weedy grass, Bromus diandrus, with sharp seeds having awns with one-way bristles that make them hard to remove from clothing or animal fur.

Origin

From rip (verb) + gut + brome.

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APA

ripgut brome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ripgut%20brome

MLA

“ripgut brome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ripgut%20brome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ripgut brome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ripgut%20brome.

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