資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 ``darnel'' 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.

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}.

Darnel \Dar"nel\, 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 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.

資料來源 : WordNet®

Lolium temulentum
     n : weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other
         cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
         [syn: {darnel}, {tare}, {bearded darnel}, {cheat}]