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noun, feminine

ivraie

/i.vʁɛ/

noun, feminine/i.vʁɛ/plural: ivraies

ryegrass (Lolium); darnel, cockle (Lolium temulentum)

Synonyms: ray-grass, ivraie enivrante

From Late Latin ēbriāca (“drunken”) (the grains of the plant are slightly intoxicating), from Latin ēbrius, whence French ivre.