darnel

English

Darnel, Lolium temulentum. Stutensee, Germany.

Etymology

From Old Northern French darnelle

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːnəɫ/

Noun

darnel (usually uncountable, plural darnels)

A species of ryegrass, Lolium temulentum, often found in wheat fields and often host to a fungus intoxicating to humans and animals.
Various species of Lolium, especially as a weed in wheat fields.

Synonyms

(Lolium temulentum): poison darnel

Hyponyms

(various species of ryegrass): Persian darnel, white darnel, red darnel

Translations

type of ryegrass found in wheatfields

Bulgarian: глушица (glušica)
Catalan: jull m, zitzània f
Finnish: myrkkyraiheinä
Italian: zizzania (it) f, loglio (it) m
Portuguese: joio (pt) m

Romanian: sălbăție (ro) f
Russian: пле́вел (ru) m (plével)
Spanish: cizaña (es) f, cizaña forrajera f
Venetian: lojo, logio, loi

Further reading

darnel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lolium temulentum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lolium temulentum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
darnel at USDA Plants database (L. temulentum)
darnel at USDA Plants database (L. persicum)

Anagrams

Ladner, Lander, Larned, Lenard, Nadler, Randel, Randle, aldern, enlard, lander, larned, learn'd, learnd, reland

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