grain

noun [C or U] (SEED)

/ɡreɪn/

Definition

C2 a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat: grains of wheat/rice Grain (= the crop from food plants like grasses) is one of the main exports of the American Midwest. → See also wholegrainFarming - general wordsFruits and seeds and their partsCereals

(Definition of grain noun (SEED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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