darnel
English
Etymology
From Middle English darnel, dernel, from Old Northern French darnelle ( > dialectal French dernelle, darnette), of Germanic origin. 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.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɑːnəɫ/
Noun
darnel (usually uncountable, plural darnels)
- 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.
Synonyms
- (Lolium temulentum): poison darnel
Hyponyms
- (various species of ryegrass): Persian darnel, white darnel, red darnel
Translations
type of ryegrass found in wheatfields
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Further reading
darnel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Lolium temulentum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Lolium temulentum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - darnel at USDA Plants database (L. temulentum)
- darnel at USDA Plants database (L. persicum)
Anagrams
- Ladner, Lander, Larned, Lenard, Nadler, Randel, Randle, aldern, enlard, lander, larned, learn'd, learnd, reland