粮食 — meaning in English

English meaning

• cereal noun A grass grown and harvested for its edible grain, such as wheat, rice, or oats.
• crop noun A plant grown and harvested for food, feed, or other economic use.
• grain noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.

Senses

粮食 is used for these senses in English:

• cereal (countable) A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains.
• crop (agriculture) A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
• foodstuff A material that may be used as food or as an ingredient of food.
• grain (uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.

cereal — full definition

1. noun A grass grown and harvested for its edible grain, such as wheat, rice, or oats.
2. noun A breakfast food made from processed grain, usually eaten with milk.

crop — full definition

1. noun A plant grown and harvested for food, feed, or other economic use.
2. noun A short whip used in horse riding.
3. verb To trim or cut something short, or to remove the outer edges of a photograph.

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