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The correct spelling is tares.

How to pronounce tares

noun

Say it like: Tar-es

The correct spelling is tares. A vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus Vicia, esp. Vicia sativa)

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus Vicia, esp. Vicia sativa)
  2. 2.Any of the tufted grasses of genus Lolium; darnel.
  3. 3.A damaging weed growing in fields of grain.
  4. 4.The empty weight of a container; the tare weight or unladen weight.

verb

  1. 1.To take into account the weight of the container, wrapping etc. in weighting merchandise.
  2. 2.To set a zero value on an instrument (usually a balance) that discounts the starting point.

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