Darnel

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several Eurasian grasses of the genus Lolium, especially L. temulentum or L. perenne. Also called ryegrass.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of several species of ryegrass, genus Lolium.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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 Lolium Italicum (Italian rye grass), are highly esteemed for pasture and for making hay.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The popular name of Lolium temulentum, one of the few reputed deleterious grasses.
  • Like darnel.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ryegrass    rye grass   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Parnell    carnal   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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