Category:Cereal

Ce"re*al, a. Etym: [L. Cerealis pert. to Ceres, and hence, to agriculture. See Ceres.]

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

cereal Ce"re*al n.

Defn: Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural.