graan — meaning in English
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English meaning
- corn noun A tall cereal plant grown for its large yellow kernels, called maize outside North America.
- grain noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
- kernel noun The soft, edible part inside a nut or seed, once the hard shell or husk is removed.
Senses
graan is used for these senses in English:
- corn (Commonwealth, but not Australia or New Zealand, uncountable) Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.
- grain (uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
- grain (countable, uncountable) The crops from which grain is harvested.
- kernel (botany) A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat.
corn — full definition
- noun A tall cereal plant grown for its large yellow kernels, called maize outside North America.
- noun In British English, the main cereal grain grown in a particular region (such as wheat).
- noun A small, hard patch of thickened skin, usually on the foot, caused by friction.
- noun Something considered old-fashioned, sentimental, or cheesy, especially in entertainment.
- verb To preserve meat in a coarse salt brine.
grain — full definition
- noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
- noun A single small hard particle, such as a grain of sand or salt.
- noun The natural pattern of lines or texture in wood, stone, or other materials.
- noun A very small unit of weight, historically based on the weight of a grain of wheat.