darnel

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The problem is that Darnel is psychotoxic and ingestion in the worst case can lead to a coma.

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Any of genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.

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noun

Any of genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.

noun

especially, species Lolium temulentum, often host to a fungus intoxicating to humans and animals.

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Core meanings and parts of speech for darnel.

noun

Any of genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.

noun

especially, species Lolium temulentum, often host to a fungus intoxicating to humans and animals.

Example sentences

The problem is that Darnel is psychotoxic and ingestion in the worst case can lead to a coma.

From what i can find, the difference is that ergot is parasitic and rare but the fungus growing on darnel is symbiotic and common.

Low income African American communities have children with distinctly sounding unique names like Darnel or Ladayna.

If you fill it with or add to it darnel, you will produce something toxic.

Funny enough, this has may have already happened - Darnel was probably domesticated around the same time as wheat, and now it looks pretty much like wheat.

Do not pollute your millstone with darnel.

Chapter 7 is about Psychotropic and Highly Inebriating Beers, including myrica gale, wild rosemary, yarrow, wormwood, clary sage, broom, hanbane, darnel, saffron, and wild lettuce.