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barley
barleya grain used as food and in making beer, ale, and whiskey
Not to be confused with:barely – hardly; only just; almost not: She barely made it to work on time.; scantily: She’s barely clothed.; sparselybar·ley B0080500 (bär′lē)n.1. A grass in the genus Hordeum native to temperate regions, having flowers in terminal, often long-awned spikes and widely cultivated for its grain.2. The grain of H. vulgare or its varieties, used in malt production and as food for livestock and humans.
[Middle English barli, from Old English bærlic; see bhares- in Indo-European roots.]barley (ˈbɑːlɪ) n1. (Plants) any of various erect annual temperate grasses of the genus Hordeum, esp H. vulgare, that have short leaves and dense bristly flower spikes and are widely cultivated for grain and forage2. (Plants) the grain of any of these grasses, used in making beer and whisky and for soups, puddings, etc. See also pearl barley[Old English bærlīc (adj); related to bere barley, Old Norse barr barley, Gothic barizeins of barley, Latin farīna flour]
barley (ˈbɑːlɪ) sentence substitute (Games, other than specified) dialect a cry for truce or respite from the rules of a game[C18: probably changed from parley]bar•ley (ˈbɑr li)
n. 1. a widely distributed cereal plant belonging to the genus Hordeum, of the grass family, having awned flowers that grow in tightly bunched spikes, with three small additional spikes at each node. 2. the grain of this plant, used as food and in making beer, ale, and whiskey. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English bærlīc (adj.)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  barley - a grain of barley barleycornfood grain, grain, cereal - foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grassespearl barley - barley ground into small round pelletscommon barley, Hordeum vulgare - grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beverages | | 2. |  barley - cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and graingenus Hordeum, Hordeum - annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barleycommon barley, Hordeum vulgare - grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beveragesbarley grass, Hordeum murinum, wall barley - European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerowsfoxtail barley, Hordeum jubatum, squirreltail barley, squirreltail grass - barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern AsiaHordeum pusillum, little barley - annual barley native to western North America and widespread in southern United States and tropical Americacereal, cereal grass - grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet |
Translationsbarley (ˈbaːli) noun a type of grain used for food and for making beer and whisky. The farmer has harvested his barley. 大麥 大麦barley sugar a kind of hard sweet made by melting and cooling sugar. 麥芽糖 麦芽糖IdiomsSeecry barleybarley
barley, annual cereal plant (Hordeum vulgare and sometimes other species) of the family Poaceae (grassgrass,
any plant of the family Poaceae (formerly Gramineae), an important and widely distributed group of vascular plants, having an extraordinary range of adaptation. Numbering approximately 600 genera and 9,000 species, the grasses form the climax vegetation (see ecology) in
..... Click the link for more information. family), cultivated by humans probably as early as any cereal. It was known to the ancient Greeks, Romans, Chinese, and Egyptians and was the chief bread material in Europe as late as the 16th cent. It has a wide range of cultivation and matures even at high altitudes, since its growing period is short; however, it cannot withstand hot and humid climates. Today barley is typically a special-purpose grain with many varieties rather than a general market crop. It is a valuable stock feed (often as a corn substitute) and is used for malting when the grain is of high quality. It is a minor source of flour and breakfast foods. Pearl barley is often used in soups. In the Middle East a limited amount of barley is eaten like rice. In the United States most spring barley comes from the western states and most winter barley is grown in the southeastern states for autumn and spring pasture and as a cover crop. Barley is subject to several diseases including smut and rust. Barley is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Liliopsida, order Cyperales, family Poaceae.barley[′bär·lē] (botany) A plant of the genus Hordeum in the order Cyperales that is cultivated as a grain crop; the seed is used to manufacture malt beverages and as a cereal. barley1. any of various erect annual temperate grasses of the genus Hordeum, esp H. vulgare, that have short leaves and dense bristly flower spikes and are widely cultivated for grain and forage 2. the grain of any of these grasses, used in making beer and whisky and for soups, puddings, etc. barley
barley A grain of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, a food and the source of malt, which is required for producing beer, ale and whiskey. Like wheat, rye and oats, barley contains gluten.bar·ley (bahr'lē) (Hordeum) A foodstuff commonly found in breakfast cereal and soup; reports allege benefit in lowering cholesterol levels, against diabetes, and in the prevention of cancer.
Synonym(s): foxtail grass, pearl barley. Patient discussion about barleyQ. Is anyone restricted to have barley? what is the benefit of having barley and what is the best way to consume them? Is anyone restricted to have barley?A. It grows in many parts of the world. As it is a whole grain it is good for health. It has soluble fiber and reduces blood cholesterol and glucose. It is low in fat content. No fixed way is there to eat barley as it’s used as soup thickener; it’s used in baked foods. Many breakfast foods include barley as baked breads. It is found to harm none. More discussions about barleybarley
Related to barley: barley waterSynonyms for barleynoun a grain of barleySynonymsRelated Words- food grain
- grain
- cereal
- pearl barley
- common barley
- Hordeum vulgare
noun cultivated since prehistoric timesRelated Words- genus Hordeum
- Hordeum
- common barley
- Hordeum vulgare
- barley grass
- Hordeum murinum
- wall barley
- foxtail barley
- Hordeum jubatum
- squirreltail barley
- squirreltail grass
- Hordeum pusillum
- little barley
- cereal
- cereal grass
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