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korn — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • barley noun A cereal grain grown for food, animal feed, and brewing beer and whisky.
  • cereal noun A grass grown and harvested for its edible grain, such as wheat, rice, or oats.
  • grain noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
  • granule noun A tiny grain, a small particle.
  • kernel noun The soft, edible part inside a nut or seed, once the hard shell or husk is removed.

Senses

korn is used for these senses in English:

  • barley A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
  • cereal (uncountable) The grains of such a grass.
  • common barley A plant of the species Hordeum vulgare, which yields the commercially important cereal grain barley.
  • grain (uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
  • grain (countable) A single seed of grass food crops.
  • grain (countable) A single particle of a substance.
  • granule A tiny grain, a small particle.
  • kernel (botany) A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat.

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.

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