noun
- plural of darnel; weedy grasses that grow among cereal crops, especially a species that produces seeds poisonous to humans and animals
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The farmer had to remove the darnels from his wheat field.
- Darnels can contaminate grain harvests if not properly managed.
- The biblical parable mentions separating wheat from darnels.
- These darnels have toxic seeds that can harm livestock.
- Ancient farmers knew to watch for darnels among their crops.