n.
Pronunciation: ' ter
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English; probably akin to Middle Dutch tarwe wheat
Date: 14th century
1 a : the seed of a vetch b : any of several vetches (esp. Vicia sativa and V. hirsuta )
2 : a weed of grain fields especially of Biblical times that is usually held to be the darnel
3 plural : an undesirable element