darnel

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Darnel, Lolium temulentum. Stutensee, Germany.

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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 (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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darnel (usually uncountable, plural darnels)

  1. A species of ryegrass, Lolium temulentum, often found in wheat fields and often host to a fungus intoxicating to humans and animals.
  2. Various species of Lolium, especially as a weed in wheat fields.

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