What does hordeum mean?
Definitions for hordeum
hordeum
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word hordeum.
Princeton's WordNet
Hordeum, genus Hordeumnoun
annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley
ChatGPT
hordeum
Hordeum is a scientific term referring to a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family. This genus includes barley (Hordeum vulgare), which is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It is commonly used in the production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer and certain types of whiskey.
Wikidata
Hordeum
Hordeum is a genus of about 30 species of annual and perennial grasses, native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere, temperate South America, and also South Africa. One species, H. vulgare, is of major commercial importance as a cereal grain, used as fodder crop and for malting in beer and whiskey production. Some species are nuisance weeds introduced worldwide by human activities others endangered due to habitat loss. Hordeum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Flame, Rustic Shoulder-knot and Setaceous Hebrew Character. The name comes from the Latin for bristle, and is akin to horror.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hordeum
hor′dē-um, n. a genus of plants of order Gramineæ, with twelve species.—adj. Hordeā′ceous, barley-like.—n. Hordē′olum, a sty on the edge of the eyelid. [L., barley.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Hordeum
A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed grain, barley, is widely used as food.
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hordeum in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hordeum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for hordeum
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for hordeum »
Translation
Find a translation for the hordeum definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"hordeum." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/hordeum>.
Discuss these hordeum definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In