darnel noun.
['dɑ:n(ǝ)l] ME.[Origin uncertain: cf. French (Walloon) darnelle (in standard French ivraie).]A grass of the genus
Lolium; esp.
L. temulentum, formerly common as a weed in cornfields in Europe and Asia.
red darnel: see
RED adjective.
fig.:
■ H. Barrow [Satan] sowing his darnel of errors and tares of discord among them. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲