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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ce•re•al /ˈsɪriəl/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology a plant of the grass family, such as wheat, that gives grain that can be eaten:[countable]wild cereals growing on the plains.
- Plant Biology the grain itself:[uncountable]harvesting the cereal.
- some preparation of this grain that can be eaten, esp. a breakfast food: [uncountable]has two bowls of cereal every morning.[countable]cereals with too much sugar in them.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ce•re•al (sēr′ē əl),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- Plant Biologythe grain itself.
- some edible preparation of it, esp. a breakfast food.
adj. - Plant Biologyof or pertaining to grain or the plants producing it.
- Latin Cereālis of, pertaining to Ceres; see -al1
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cereal /ˈsɪərɪəl/ n - any grass that produces an edible grain, such as oat, rye, wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, and millet
- the grain produced by such a plant
- any food made from this grain, esp breakfast food
- (modifier) of or relating to any of these plants or their products
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin cereālis concerning agriculture, of Ceres1 |