tare
noun
2.
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
3.
counterweight consisting of an empty container that is used as a counterbalance to obtain net weight
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French tare, from Italian tara, from Arabic طَرْحَة (ṭarḥa, “that which is thrown away”), a derivative of طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw (away)”).
Phrases
- hairy tare
- slender tare
- smooth tare
- wheat and tares
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