Darnel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɑːnəɫ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Darnel is a noun meaning Any of genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.
Meaning
Any of genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.
Example Sentences
With harlocks, hemlock, nettles, cuckoo-flowers, / Darnel, and all the idle weeds that grow / In our sustaining corn.
Poppies, hemp, and darnel were scavenged, dried, and ground up to produce a medieval hash brownie known as "crazy bread".
Word Forms
- darnels
Synonyms for darnel
Depending on context, synonyms include ryegrass, tare, cheat.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tare, cheat, lymegrass, cockle, festulolium, ryegrass.
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