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tare
(redirected from bearded darnel)

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tare (târ), name sometimes used as a synonym for any vetch vetch, common name for many weak-stemmed, leguminous herbs of the genus Vicia of the family Leguminosae ( pulse family). The vetches are chiefly annuals, distributed over temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere and of South America.
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, most frequently for the common vetch. The tare of the Scriptures, a weed of grainfields and considered a seed of evil, is thought to have been the unrelated darnel (see rye grass rye grass, short-lived perennial, leafy, tufted plant belonging to the family Gramineae ( grass family). Two species are grown in the United States—Italian rye grass (Lolium multiflorum
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tare1
1. any of various vetch plants, such as Vicia hirsuta (hairy tare) of Eurasia and N Africa
2. the seed of any of these plants

tare2
Bible a troublesome weed, thought to be the darnel

tare3
1. the weight of the wrapping or container in which goods are packed
2. a deduction from gross weight to compensate for this
3. the weight of a vehicle without its cargo, passengers, etc.
4. an empty container used as a counterbalance in determining net weight


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