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Meaning of darnel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈdɑːnəɫ/

Definitions

  1. Any of genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.
    uncountable, usually
  2. especially, species Lolium temulentum, often host to a fungus intoxicating to humans and animals.
    uncountable, usually

Examples

“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".”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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