Barley (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A grain of barley.

Classification

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Synonyms

• Barleycorn

Hypernyms

• Food Grain
• Cereal

Meaning ²

Cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Hypernyms

• Cereal Grass

Hyponyms

• Squirreltail Grass
• Hordeum Vulgare
• Wall Barley
• Foxtail Barley
• Hordeum Jubatum
• Hordeum Murinum
• Hordeum Pusillum