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ce·re·al     (sîr'ē-əl)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
    2. The grain of such a grass.
  2. Any of several other plants or their edible seed or fruit, such as buckwheat or grain amaranth.
  3. A food prepared from any of these plants, especially a breakfast food made from commercially processed grain.
adj.   Consisting of or relating to grain or to a plant producing grain.

[From Latin cereālis, of grain, from Cerēs, Ceres; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
cereal   (sîr'ē-əl)  Pronunciation Key 
A grass, such as corn, rice, sorghum, or wheat, whose starchy grains are used as food. Cereals are annual plants, and cereal crops must be reseeded for each growing season. Cereal grasses were domesticated during the Neolithic Period and formed the basis of early agriculture.

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