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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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History and Etymology for 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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