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English noun: barley

1. barley (food) a grain of barley


Synonymsbarleycorn


Broader (hypernym)cereal, food grain, grain


Narrower (hyponym)pearl barley


Part meronymcommon barley, Hordeum vulgare

2. barley (plant) cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain


Broader (hypernym)cereal, cereal grass


Narrower (hyponym)barley grass, common barley, foxtail barley, Hordeum jubatum, Hordeum murinum, Hordeum pusillum, Hordeum vulgare, little barley, squirreltail barley, squirreltail grass, wall barley


Member meronymgenus Hordeum, Hordeum









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