cereal: Meaning and Definition of
ce•re•al
Pronunciation: (sēr'ē-ul), [key]
— n.
- any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- the grain itself.
- some edible preparation of it, esp. a breakfast food.
—adj.
- of or pertaining to grain or the plants producing it.
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