Definition of "darnel" [dar•nel]

• Any of several Eurasian grasses of the genus Lolium, especially L. temulentum or L. perenne. Also called ryegrass. (noun)

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• "Bozo The Neoclown says: linzloo08@161, my new plaything darnel is so uninspired he had to rehash a “yo mama” posting he used against me for you. p-a-t-h-e-t-i-c"
• "The good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; but the darnel are the sons of the evil one, (39) and the enemy that sowed them is the Devil."
• "It has been asserted that the darnel is a degenerated kind of wheat; and attempts have been made to give additional significance to our Lord's instructive parable by injecting this thought; there is no scientific warrant for the strained conception, however, and earnest students will not be misled thereby."