Cereal
Definition
A grass cultivated for its edible, starchy grain. The major cereals — wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, and millet — provide more than half of all calories consumed by humanity. They are the staple crops of most of the world's agricultural systems.
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