cereal

cereal
ce·re·al 'sir-ē-əl adj relating to grain or to the plants that produce it also made of grain
cereal n
1) a plant (as a grass) yielding farinaceous grain suitable for food also its grain
2) a prepared foodstuff of grain

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ce·re·al (sērґe-əl) [L. cerealis] 1. pertaining to edible grain. 2. any plant of the grass family (Gramineae) bearing an edible seed. 3. the seed or grain of such a plant.

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