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cereal Definition


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cereal
noun
    1. A member of the grass family that is cultivated as a food crop for its nutritious edible seeds, ie grains, eg barley, wheat, rice, etc.
    2. The grain produced.
    3. A breakfast food prepared from this grain.
adj
    1. Relating to edible grains.
Etymology: 19c: from Latin Cerealis relating to Ceres, goddess of agriculture.



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