What does CEREAL mean?

Definitions for CEREAL
ˈsɪər i əlce·re·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cereal, cereal grassnoun

    grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet

  2. grain, food grain, cerealnoun

    foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

  3. cerealadjective

    a breakfast food prepared from grain

  4. cerealadjective

    made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it

    "a cereal beverage"; "cereal grasses"

Wiktionary

  1. cerealnoun

    A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains.

  2. cerealnoun

    The grains of such a grass.

  3. cerealnoun

    Breakfast cereal.

    Would you like some cereal?

  4. cerealnoun

    A particular type of breakfast cereal.

    Which cereal would you like for breakfast?

  5. Etymology: From céréale, from Cerealis, from Ceres, from ker-, from which also Latin sincerus (English sincere) and Latin cresco (English crescent).

Wikipedia

  1. Cereal

    A cereal is any grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain (botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis), composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grain crops are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop and are therefore staple crops. They include wheat, rye, oats, and barley. Edible grains from other plant families, such as buckwheat, quinoa and chia, are referred to as pseudocereals. In their unprocessed whole grain form, cereals are a rich source of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, oils, and protein. When processed by the removal of the bran and germ the remaining endosperm is mostly carbohydrate. In some developing countries, grain in the form of rice, wheat, millet, or maize constitutes a majority of daily sustenance. In developed countries, cereal consumption is moderate and varied but still substantial, primarily in the form of refined and processed grains. Because of this dietary importance, the cereal trade is often at the heart of food trade – with many cereals sold as commodities.

ChatGPT

  1. cereal

    Cereal is a term used to describe a category of grains, or edible seeds, that are often used as staple food around the globe. These grains usually come from specific plants called cereals, belonging to the grass family. This term also refers to a common breakfast food often made from processed grains, and typically eaten with milk. Examples include corn, wheat, oats, rice, barley, and rye.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cerealadjective

    of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain

  2. Cerealnoun

    any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural

  3. Etymology: [L. Cerealis pert. to Ceres, and hence, to agriculture. See Ceres.]

Wikidata

  1. Cereal

    Cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; they are therefore staple crops. In their natural form, they are a rich source of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, oils, and protein. However, when refined by the removal of the bran and germ, the remaining endosperm is mostly carbohydrate and lacks the majority of the other nutrients. In some developing nations, grain in the form of rice, wheat, millet, or maize constitutes a majority of daily sustenance. In developed nations, cereal consumption is moderate and varied but still substantial. The word cereal derives from Ceres, the name of the Roman goddess of harvest and agriculture.

Editors Contribution

  1. cereal

    A type of food product.

    In our supermarket there are a wide variety of boxes of cereal available for purchase on the shelves.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 27, 2016  

Anagrams for CEREAL »

  1. claree

  2. cleare

  3. relace

  4. alerce

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of CEREAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of CEREAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of CEREAL in a Sentence

  1. Donald Trump:

    The disgrace is that, voter ID. If you buy, you know, a box of cereal, if you do anything, you have Photo ID.

  2. Leslie Miklosy:

    Every day has its own cereal box prize.

  3. Anthony Rudolf of Journee:

    Kellogg's NYC will remind families how fun and delicious cereal is, especially when elevated with creative ingredients.

  4. Sandra Arevalo:

    Start by making sure that your child always eats something before going to school, quick and nutrient rich foods to eat in the morning include whole grain cereals with low fat milk, a yogurt parfait, a cereal bar with a cup of low-fat milk, a fruit and/or vegetables smoothie, egg, cheese or turkey sandwich or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole wheat bread.

  5. Tres Shannon:

    We’d wander grocery aisles for ideas for new toppings, what about cereal? Then you’d get all your vitamins and minerals in one bite! We’d decide based on what we liked, not on what we thought would look pretty.

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