Cereal
['sɪərɪəl] or ['sɪrɪəl]
Definition
(noun.) a breakfast food prepared from grain.
(noun.) grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet.
(adj.) made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it; 'a cereal beverage'; 'cereal grasses' .
Editor: Oswald--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain.
(n.) Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural.
Edited by Hamilton
Definition
See Ceres.
Typist: Naomi
Examples
- Wheat stands at the head among cereal crops. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Although the foods which we eat are of widely different character, such as fruits, vegetables, cereals, oils, meats, eggs, milk, cheese, etc. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The body demands a daily ration of the three classes of food stuffs, but it is for us to determine from what meats, vegetables, fruits, cereals, etc. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- From the earliest times even down to the present day man’s food has been the same--flesh, fish, cereals, fruits and vegetables. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Many similar cases of analogous variation have been observed by Naudin in the great gourd family, and by various authors in our cereals. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Corn, wheat, rye, in fact all cereals and grains, potatoes, and most vegetables are rich in carbohydrates; as are also sugar, molasses, honey, and maple sirup. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Most of our carbohydrates are of plant origin, being found in vegetables, fruits, cereals, and sirups. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Editor: Thea