Defenition of the word barley
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Defenition of the word barley
- A strong cereal of the genus Hordeum, or its grains, often used as food or to make malted drinks.
- cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
- a grain of barley
Synonyms for the word barley
Meronymys for the word barley
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- common barley
- genus Hordeum
- Hordeum
- Hordeum vulgare
Hyponyms for the word barley
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- barley grass
- common barley
- foxtail barley
- Hordeum jubatum
- Hordeum murinum
- Hordeum pusillum
- Hordeum vulgare
- little barley
- pearl barley
- squirreltail barley
- squirreltail grass
- wall barley
Hypernyms for the word barley
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- cereal
- cereal grass
- food grain
- grain
- surname
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