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darnel definition

dar·nel (där′nəl)

noun

a weedy rye grass (Lolium temulentum) with poisonous seeds, often found in grainfields

Etymology: ME < Fr dial. (Wal) darnelle, prob. < OFr dial. darnu, stupefied (< Frank *darn) + niella < VL nigella, black caraway < L niger, black: so called from its supposed stupefying qualities

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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