Definition of darnels Darnels
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What does darnels mean?
Wiktionary 
- darnels (Noun)
Plural of darnel.
Part of speech
🔤- darnels, noun, plural of darnel.
WordNet
NounPlural: darnels |
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| darnel - weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous | ||
| tare, bearded darnel, cheat, Lolium temulentum | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- darnel (n.)
Any grass of the genus Lolium, esp. the Lolium temulentum (bearded darnel), the grains of which have been reputed poisonous. Other species, as Lolium perenne (rye grass or ray grass), and its variety L. Italicum (Italian rye grass), are highly esteemed for pasture and for making hay.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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darnel
där′nel, n. an annual of the rye-grass genus, the tares of Scripture. [Prob. conn. with O. Fr. darne, stupid, from its supposed narcotic properties.]
Part of speech
🔤- darnel, noun, singular of darnels.
