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dronkgrass
noun
dronk·grass
\ˈdräŋk+ˌ-\
Definition of dronkgrass
: a southern African grass (Melica decumbens) the eating of which causes cattle to become semidelirious
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Origin and Etymology of dronkgrass
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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