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bearded darnel

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Definition of bearded darnel

: a weedy annual grass (Lolium temulentum) with very long awns on the glumes and seeds sometimes considered poisonous that often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land

— called also cheat

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“Bearded darnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearded%20darnel. Accessed 29 Sep. 2022.

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