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1. Barley
   (Vegetarian) Hardy cultivated grain dating to the Stone Age. Used in cereal, breads and soups. Malted barley is used to produce beer and whiskey.
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2. barley
   [n] - cultivated since prehistoric times 2. [n] - a grain of barley
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3. Barley
   A cereal crop still popular in the UK although the acreage has reduced recently. It is identified by it's 'awns' which are covered in tiny barbs and cling to clothing. Barley is used as animal feed or by the brewing industry.
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4. barley
   any of various hardy awed cereals of the genus Hordeum widely used as food and in malt liquors and spirits such as whisky Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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5. Barley
   Bar'ley noun [ Middle English barli , barlich , Anglo-Saxon bærlic ; bere barley + līc (which is probably the same as English like , adj., or perhaps a form of Anglo-Saxon leāc leek). Ang...
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6. barley
   <botany> A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared beer, ale, and whisky. ... <zoology> Barley bird, the siskin. Barley sugar, sugar boiled till it is brittle (formerly with a decoction of barley) and candied. B...
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7. barley
   barleycorn noun a grain of barley
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8. barley
   noun cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
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9. Barley
   • (n.) A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared beer, ale, and whisky.
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10. barley
    cereal plant belonging to the genus Hordeum of the grass family Poaceae (Gramineae) and its edible grain. Hordeum comprises four sections, and all ... [10 related articles]
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11. barley
    barley, annual cereal plant (Hordeum vulgare and sometimes other species) of the family Gramineae (grass family), cultivated by humans probably as early as any cereal. It was known to the ancient Greeks, Romans, Chinese, and Egyptians and was the chief bread material in Europe as late as the 16th ce...
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12. Barley
    Barley is the name of several cereal plants of the genus Hordeum, family Gramineae, which yield a grain used in food and for making malt. Barley has been known by man since ancient times and was used by the Egyptians to brew beer. Excellent barley is produced in Britain. The species traditionally cu...
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13. barley
    Click images to enlargeCereal belonging to a family of grasses. It resembles wheat but is more tolerant of cold and draughts. Cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare) comes in three main varieties – six-rowed, four-rowed, and two-rowed. (Family Gramineae.) Barley was one of the earliest cere...
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14. Barley
    The principal raw material used in the whisky-making process in Scotland, Ireland and Japan. See also Malt
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15. Barley
    A small grain similar to rye or wheat
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16. Barley
    A cereal grain which is oft used in the production of whisky, and used exclusively in single malt whisky. Various strains of barley are used in whisky production, all hail from the grass Hordeum vulgare.
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17. Barley
    A cerel grain that is malted and used in the mash for making beer.
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