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| barley |
the hulled grain of this plant, used esp. for food and in making beer. [1/2 definitions] |
| barleycorn |
an obsolete measure, equal to the width of a single grain of barley, or about one-third inch. [1/2 definitions] |
| bias |
a line diagonal to the grain, esp. of a woven fabric. [1/8 definitions] |
| bran |
the husk of wheat and other cereal grains, left after the grain is ground and the flour or meal is sifted out. |
| breadbasket |
an agricultural region that produces large amounts of grain. [1/2 definitions] |
| breadstuff |
meal, flour, or grain used for making bread. [1/2 definitions] |
| broth |
water in which meat, fish, grain, or vegetables have been boiled, often used as a base for soup. |
| bunt3 |
a disease of wheat and other grain plants that is caused by fungi. |
| centigram |
a unit of weight equal to one hundredth of a gram or 0.154 grain. |
| cereal |
any plant producing an edible grain, such as wheat, rye, or oats, or the like. [3/4 definitions] |
| cg |
abbreviation of "centigram," or "centigrams," a unit of weight equal to one hundredth of a gram or 0.154 grain. |
| chaff |
the husks separated from grain by threshing. [1/2 definitions] |
| charlock |
a weed with yellow flowers and a hairy stem, often found in grain fields; wild mustard. |
| chondrule |
a small round grain found in chondritic meteorites. |
| combine |
a machine used for harvesting that cuts and cleans the grain. [1/6 definitions] |
| corn1 |
to feed corn or other grain to (an animal). [1/7 definitions] |
| couscous |
a North African dish of steamed crushed grain such as semolina. |
| crosscut |
cut diagonally or across the grain. [1/4 definitions] |
| cross-grained |
of lumber, having a grain that runs across or diagonally to the length. [1/2 definitions] |
| crystalloid |
a minute, crystallike grain of protein found in certain plant cells. [1/3 definitions] |
| durra |
a grain sorghum, grown in Africa and Asia. (See Indian millet, Guinea corn.) |
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