darnel
Darnel, Lolium temulentum. Stutensee, Germany.
Meaning
Noun
- A species of ryegrass, Lolium temulentum, often found in wheat fields and often host to a fungus intoxicating to humans and animals.
- Various species of Lolium, especially as a weed in wheat fields.
Related
Similar words
- poison darnel
Narrower meaning words
- Persian darnel, white darnel, red darnel
Origin
- From Middle English darnel, dernel, from Old Northern French darnelle ( > dialectal French dernelle, darnette), of Germanic origin, possibly Proto-West Germanic *darjan ("to harm, injure").
- Related to Walloon darne, derne, Middle Dutch verdarnt, verdaernt. The association with being dazed or drunkenness is due to the well-known intoxicating effects of the plant.
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