dar|nel

dar|nel
dar|nel «DAHR nuhl», noun.
a weed with poisonous seeds that looks somewhat like rye. It often grows in grainfields. The darnel is an annual grass.
[probably < Old North French darnelle < a Germanic word]

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  • darnel — dar•nel [[t]ˈdɑr nl[/t]] n. pln any weedy grass of the genus Lolium[/ex] • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME; cf. F (Walloon) darnelle, prob. < Gmc …   From formal English to slang

  • darnel — dar nel (d[a^]r n[e^]l), n. [OE. darnel, dernel, of uncertain origin; cf. dial. F. darnelle, Sw. d[*a]r repe; perh. named from a supposed intoxicating quality of the plant, and akin to Sw. d[*a]ra to infatuate, OD. door foolish, G. thor fool, and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lolium Italicum — darnel dar nel (d[a^]r n[e^]l), n. [OE. darnel, dernel, of uncertain origin; cf. dial. F. darnelle, Sw. d[*a]r repe; perh. named from a supposed intoxicating quality of the plant, and akin to Sw. d[*a]ra to infatuate, OD. door foolish, G. thor… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lolium perenne — darnel dar nel (d[a^]r n[e^]l), n. [OE. darnel, dernel, of uncertain origin; cf. dial. F. darnelle, Sw. d[*a]r repe; perh. named from a supposed intoxicating quality of the plant, and akin to Sw. d[*a]ra to infatuate, OD. door foolish, G. thor… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lolium temulentum — darnel dar nel (d[a^]r n[e^]l), n. [OE. darnel, dernel, of uncertain origin; cf. dial. F. darnelle, Sw. d[*a]r repe; perh. named from a supposed intoxicating quality of the plant, and akin to Sw. d[*a]ra to infatuate, OD. door foolish, G. thor… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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