common barley
Definition
- Noun:
- A cereal plant: "common barley" refers to a specific type of grass (Hordeum vulgare) cultivated for its grain. It is the most widely grown species of barley.
- A source of grain: The grain from this plant is used for human food, animal feed, and as a key ingredient in producing malt for beverages like beer.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- Farmers in this region primarily grow common barley.
- The main ingredient in this whisky is malted common barley.
Advanced Usage
- "Hordeum vulgare": This is the scientific, botanical name for common barley.
- Hordeum vulgare has been cultivated for thousands of years.
Variants and Related Words
- Barley (n): The general term for grains of the genus . "Common barley" is a specific type of barley.
- Barley soup is a traditional dish.
- Pearl barley (n): A processed form of barley where the hull and bran layers are removed.
- The recipe calls for pearl barley.
- Barleycorn (n): An individual grain of barley.
- It was a measurement based on the length of a barleycorn.
Synonyms
- Cereal crop: A plant cultivated for its edible grain.
- Forage grass: A grass grown for feeding livestock (barley is often used this way, especially as hay or silage).
Related Phrases
- Barley field: A field where barley is grown.
- The golden barley field stretched to the horizon.
- Barley harvest: The time or act of gathering the barley crop.
- The barley harvest begins in late summer.
Related Idioms
- To know one's barley: (Archaic/rare) To be knowledgeable about a subject, stemming from barley's agricultural importance.
- He's been farming for 40 years; he certainly knows his barley.
Noun
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grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beverages
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