Tare

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The term Tare may refer to different things:

  • Tare is a term in weights and measurements which refers to the weight of an empty container. The tare weight can be subtracted when a filled container is weighed to determine the weight of the contents alone.
  • Tare is the romanian term for "strong"
  • Two plants are called tare:
    • Common Vetch, or Vicia sativa, which is grown as livestock fodder
    • Ryegrass, or Lolium. This is probably the "tares" of the biblical Parable of the Tares (Matthew 13: 24-30) "But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way" (Matt 13:25 ;King James Version). Also known as 'darnel", or 'cheat'. The seeds of at least the bearded darnel Lolium temulentum are considered poisonous.
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