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1. (n.) barley
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. barley
the grain of this plant, used as food and in making beer, ale, and whiskey.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME; OE bærlīc (adj.))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) barley, barleycorn
a grain of barley
2. (noun) barley
cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) barley
a valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared beer, ale, and whisky
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Sense: a type of grain used for food and for making beer and whisky
The farmer has harvested his barley.
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 Afrikaans: gars, gort |
 Arabic: بِالكاد، بِالجُهْد، بِشقّ |
 Bulgarian: ечемик |
 Brazilian: cevada |
 Czech: ječmen |
 German: die Gerste |
 Danish: byg |
 Greek: κριθάρι |
 Spanish: cebada |
 Estonian: oder |
 Farsi: جو |
 Finnish: ohra |
 French: orge |
 Hebrew: שְׂעוֹרָה |
 Hindi: जौ |
 Croatian: ječam |
 Hungarian: árpa |
 Indonesian: sebangsa gandum |
 Icelandic: bygg |
 Italian: orzo |
 Japanese: 大麦 |
 Korean: 보리 |
 Lithuanian: miežiai |
 Latvian: mieži |
 Malay: barli |
 Dutch: gerst |
 Norwegian: bygg |
 Polish: jęczmień |
 Persian: جو |
 Pashto: اوربشي |
 Portuguese: cevada |
 Romanian: orz |
 Russian: ячмень |
 Slovak: jačmeň |
 Slovenian: ječmen |
 Serbian: ječam |
 Swedish: korn |
 Thai: ข้าวบาร์เลย์ |
 Turkish: arpa |
 Taiwanese: 大麥 |
 Ukrainian: ячмінь |
 Urdu: باجرہ |
 Vietnamese: lúa mạch |
 Chinese: 大麦 |
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