ˈ ̷ ̷|chēt noun
or soft chess ˈ ̷ ̷|ches
Etymology: soft cheat from soft (I) + cheat grass; soft chess from soft (I) + chess
: a weedy Old World grass ( Bromus mollis ) that is softly pubescent in all parts and is widely naturalized in No. America especially on the Pacific coast ; also : a very similar grass ( B. racemosus )