darnel.
Any of the genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.
Meaning & usage
Any of the genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.
Any of the genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields. Especially, the species Lolium temulentum, often host to a fungus toxic to humans and animals.
Where this word comes from
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”). Displaced native Old English boþen. Related to Walloon darne, derne (“stunned, dazed, drunk”), Middle Dutch verdarnt, verdaernt (“stunned, dumbfounded, angry”). The association with being dazed or drunkenness is due to the well-known intoxicating effects of the plant.
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