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cereals - 3 dictionary results

ce⋅re⋅al

[seer-ee-uhl]
–noun
1. any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
2. the grain itself.
3. some edible preparation of it, esp. a breakfast food.
–adjective
4. of or pertaining to grain or the plants producing it.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L Cereālis of, pertaining to Ceres; see -al 1
ce·re·al   (sîr'ē-əl)   
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.
  1. Any of several other plants or their edible seed or fruit, such as buckwheat or grain amaranth.
  2. 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.]
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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