Ryegrass definition
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Origin of ryegrass
- Alteration of raygrass ray darnel (from Middle English rai) (perhaps alteration of Old French ivraie) (from Latin ēbriāca) (from feminine of ēbriācus drunk (from the plant's effects if ingested)) (from ēbrius inebriate) grass
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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