dronkgrass

noun

dronk·​grass

ˈdräŋk+ˌ-

: a southern African grass (Melica decumbens) the eating of which causes cattle to become semidelirious

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans dronkgras, literally, intoxication grass, from dronk- intoxication (from dronken drunk, from Middle Dutch) + gras grass; akin to Old High German gras

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