Lolium temulentum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Lolium temulentum	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Lolium temulentum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lolium temulentum n weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous Synonym(s): darnel, tare, bearded darnel, cheat, Lolium temulentum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tare \Tare\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. tare brisk, eager, OE. tarefitch the wild vetch.] 1. A weed that grows among wheat and other grain; -- alleged by modern naturalists to be the {Lolium temulentum}, or darnel. Didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath it tares? --Matt. xiii. 27. The [bd]darnel[b8] is said to be the tares of Scripture, and is the only deleterious species belonging to the whole order. --Baird. 2. (Bot.) A name of several climbing or diffuse leguminous herbs of the genus {Vicia}; especially, the {V. sativa}, sometimes grown for fodder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunch grass, grazing. Far West. {Eriocoma}, {Festuca}, {Stips}, etc. Chess, [or] Cheat, a weed. {Bromus secalinus}, etc. Couch grass. Same as {Quick grass} (below). Crab grass, (a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. {Panicum sanguinale}. (b) Pasture and hay. South. {Eleusine Indica}. Darnel (a) Bearded, a noxious weed. {Lolium temulentum}. (b) Common. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Drop seed, fair for forage and hay. {Muhlenbergia}, several species. English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow grass. (a) Pasture and hay. {Poa serotina}. (b) Hay, on moist land. {Gryceria nervata}. Gama grass, cut fodder. South. {Tripsacum dactyloides}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Darnel \Dar"nel\, n. [OE. darnel, dernel, of uncertain origin; cf. dial. F. darnelle, Sw. d[86]r-repe; perh. named from a supposed intoxicating quality of the plant, and akin to Sw. d[86]ra to infatuate, OD. door foolish, G. thor fool, and Ee. dizzy.] (Bot.) 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 {L. Italicum} (Italian rye grass), are highly esteemed for pasture and for making hay. Note: Under darnel our early herbalists comprehended all kinds of cornfield weeds. --Dr. Prior.