Look up: barley

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   Barley
   Barley is the name of several cereal plants of the genus Hordeum, order 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.
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   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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   barley
   [n] - cultivated since prehistoric times 2. [n] - a grain of barley
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   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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   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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   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). Anglo-Saxon bere is akin to Icel, barr barley, Goth. barizeins made of barley, Latin far spelt; confer W. barlys b ...
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   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. Barley water, a decoction of barley, used in medicin ...
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   barley
   barleycorn noun a grain of barley
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   barley
   noun cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
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    Barley
    |style=`float:right;clear:right;font-size:{}pt;margin:2em 0 1em 1em;` |- |+` Barley in Egyptian hieroglyphs` |`jt` barley determinative/ideogram |M34 |- |`jt` (common) spelling |i-t-U9:M33 |- |`Å¡ma` determinative/ideogram |U9 |} `Barley` (`Hordeum vulgare`) is an annual cereal grain, which serves as a major animal feed crop, with smaller amounts used for malting and in health food. It is a member of the grass family Poaceae. In 2005, barley ra...
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    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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    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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    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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