Darnel meaning

där'nəl
Any of several ryegrasses, especially Lolium temulentum.
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A weedy rye grass (Lolium temulentum) with poisonous seeds, often found in grainfields.
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A species of ryegrass, Lolium temulentum, often found in wheat fields and often host to a fungus intoxicating to humans and animals.
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Various species of Lolium, especially as a weed in wheat fields.
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Origin of darnel

From Old Northern French darnelle

Sentence Examples

  • temulentum (darnel) contains a narcotic principle in the grain.

  • Geese and cranes, chicory, mildew, thistles, cleavers, caltrops, darnel and shade are farmer's enemies.

  • The temporary includes vetches, pulse, lupine, clover and trifolium; and the perennial, meadow-trefoil, lupinella, sulla (fledysarum coronarium), lucerne and darnel.

  • In Darnel's case (1627) the judges held that the command of the king was a sufficient answer to a writ of habeas corpus.

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