cereal
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
the grain itself.
some edible preparation of it, especially a breakfast food.
of or relating to grain or the plants producing it.
Origin of cereal
1Other words from cereal
- non·ce·re·al, adjective, noun
Words that may be confused with cereal
- cereal , serial
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How to use cereal in a sentence
Some of these cereals, Smith pointed out, were 60-percent sugar.
Watch out for:“Just like their conventional counterparts, gluten-free cereals can also be loaded with added sugars,” Begun says.
Low-sugar cereals are typically no more expensive than high-sugar brands.
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In these of the cereals it constitutes nearly half of their whole mineral components, and it rarely falls below 30 per cent.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonThe cereals and grasses form an exception to this rule, for in them it is an abundant and important element.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonThe beneficial effects of nitrate of soda appear to be almost entirely confined to the grasses and cereals.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonIt has been employed alone for turnips, or mixed with farm-yard manure, and also as a top-dressing to cereals.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonHence the necessity for ploughing and digging before crops of cereals, &c., will abound.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas Inman
British Dictionary definitions for cereal
/ (ˈsɪərɪəl) /
any grass that produces an edible grain, such as oat, rye, wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, and millet
the grain produced by such a plant
any food made from this grain, esp breakfast food
(modifier) of or relating to any of these plants or their products: cereal farming
Origin of cereal
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for cereal
[ sîr′ē-əl ]
A grass, such as corn, rice, sorghum, or wheat, whose starchy grains are used as food. Cereals are annual plants, and cereal crops must be reseeded for each growing season. Cereal grasses were domesticated during the Neolithic Period and formed the basis of early agriculture.
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