cereal

Definitions

1. 1.Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain.
2. 2.Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain called?
• What is any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural called?