Secalen.
/sɪˈkeɪliː/ Botany.
A genus of grasses, represented by the common rye. In Pharmacology, formerly used for secale cornutum, ergot.
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1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health v. 26 Secale commonlie called Rie, a graine much vsed in breade.
1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xiii. 149 Secale or Rie, has two flowers included in the same calyx.
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