The Definition of the word Tares
Tares
The bearded darnel, mentioned only in Matt. 13:25-30. It is the "Lolium temulentum, a species of rye-grass, the seeds of which" are a strong soporific poison. It bears the closest resemblance "to wheat till the ear appears, and only then the difference is" discovered. It grows plentifully in Syria and Palestine.
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