nnoun.plantgrass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; milletSynset:cereal grass
Derivationally Related Form:cereal
Hypernyms:grass
Inherited Hypernyms:cerealgrassgramineous plantherbvascular plantplantorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Indian cornPennisetum AmericanumPennisetum glaucumSecale cerealeZea maysZizania aquaticabarleybulrush milletcattail milletcorngrainmaizemilletoatpearl milletricerice grassricegrassryewheatwild rice
Full Hyponyms:barleybarley grassbarnyard grassbroomcornbroomcorn milletcereal oatcommon barleycommon wheatcorncultivated ricedent corndurradurumemmerfeteritafield cornfinger milletflint corngoose grassgraingrain sorghumgreat millethegarijapanese milletjohnson grasskaolianglittle barleymilletmilomountain riceoatpanic grasspearl milletpopcornricericegrassryeshalluslender wild oatsmilosoft cornsoft wheatsorghumsorgospeltsquirreltail barleysweet cornswitch grasswheatwild oatwild red oatwild ricewild wheatwitchgrassyardgrass
nnoun.foodfoodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grassesSynset:food grain grain
Derivationally Related Form:cereal
Hypernyms:food product foodstuff
Inherited Hypernyms:grainfoodstufffoodsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Indian ricebarleybarleycornbuckwheatcornedible corngristgroatsmaltmilletoatricewheatwheat berrywild rice
Full Hyponyms:barleybrown ricebuckwheatbulgurcorncracked wheatgristgroatshominylye hominymaltmilletoatpaddypearl barleypearl hominypopcornricesweet cornwheatwhite ricewild ricewort
nnoun.fooda breakfast food prepared from grainDerivationally Related Form:cereal
Hypernyms:breakfast food
Inherited Hypernyms:cerealbreakfast foodfoodsolidmatterphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Pablumcold cerealdry cerealhot cereal
Full Hyponyms:atolebran flakecold cerealcorn flakefrumentygranolagritshasty puddinghot cerealkashamushpablumpolentapuffed ricepuffed wheatraisin branwheatflake
adjadj.pertmade of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce itExamples:- a cereal beverage
- cereal grasses
Derivationally Related Form:cereal
Pertainyms:grain
Inherited Hypernyms:cereal