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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of grasses, of the tribe Hordeeæ, type of the subtribe Triticeæ.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Bot.) A genus of grasses including the various species of wheat.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun annual cereal grasses from Mediterranean area; widely cultivated in temperate regions

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