darnel
Weedy field grass
Darnel is a weedy grass that grows among grain crops, especially wheat.
Its seeds can harbor a toxic fungus, making it dangerous if mixed into flour.
In biblical and literary contexts, darnel represents something harmful concealed among the good—the tares among the wheat: Gather ye together first the tares.
Cereal crop for flour
- barleyGrain for malt
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- cerealProcessed grain for breakfast
- harvestGathering mature crops
crop · field · contamination · sowing · threshing · winnowing · cultivation · infestation
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- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- weedsUnwanted wild plants
- sowerOne who plants seeds
enemy · harvest · separation · judgment · scripture · allegory · deception · impostor
Capable of causing death
- intoxicatingCausing altered mental state
- stupefyingCausing mental paralysis
- ergotCereal grain fungus
- fungalOf or like mushrooms
narcotic · dizziness · tremors · delirium · contaminated · harmful · noxious · alkaloid
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- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- unwantedNot wished for
- infestationPest takeover situation
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
eradication · weedkiller · overrun · choke · displace · blight · smother · proliferation
wheat
Cereal crop for flour
harvest · crop · field · contamination · sowing · threshing · winnowing · cultivation · infestation · farmland
tare
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sower · enemy · harvest · separation · judgment · scripture · allegory · deception · impostor · counterfeit
poisonous
Capable of causing death
- intoxicatingCausing altered mental state
- stupefyingCausing mental paralysis
- ergotCereal grain fungus
fungal · narcotic · dizziness · tremors · delirium · contaminated · harmful · noxious · alkaloid · stupor
tare
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- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- unwantedNot wished for
- infestationPest takeover situation
noxious · eradication · weedkiller · overrun · choke · displace · blight · smother · proliferation · contaminant
ryegrass
Hardy turf species
bluegrass · timothy · annual · perennial · seedhead · bunchgrass · turfgrass · spikelet · awn · blade