Main Entry:

¹tare

Pronunciation:

\ˈter\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English; probably akin to Middle Dutch tarwe wheat

Date:

14th century

1 a: the seed of a vetch b: any of several vetches (especially Vicia sativa and V. hirsuta)2: a weed of grain fields especially of Biblical times that is usually held to be the darnel3plural : an undesirable element