barleynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbɑː.li/us/ˈbɑːr.li/a tall plant like grass with long, straight hairs growing from the head of each stem, or the grain from this plant, used for food and for making beer and whisky
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Cereals
- arborio
- basmati
- bran
- brown rice
- buckwheat
- durum wheat
- granola
- gruel
- hominy
- long-grain rice
- muesli
- oat
- oatmeal
- oats
- porridge
- short-grain rice
- sorghum
- wheat
- wheatgerm
- wild rice
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Examples from literature
- If all these vegetables are not available, a little macaroni, rice or barley may be added.
- Plain rice or barley soup may be used in place of potato soup, if preferred.
- The depth of water over the barley in the steep need not exceed two or three inches, but should not be less.
- The flail is not used for threshing rice but is employed for barley.
- Wheat and barley are the principal crops.