What does "cereal" mean?
Cereal: Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain.
Additional senses
- 2.Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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