cereal

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Cereal is a grass cultivated for its edible grain—wheat, rice, corn, oats, barley.

The word also means the processed breakfast food made from these grains: a bowl of cereal with milk.

Cereal grains form the foundation of human agriculture and diet worldwide.

As an adjective, cereal describes things relating to grain: cereal crops, cereal production.

grain

wheat

Cereal crop for flour

  • barleyGrain for malt
  • ryeHardy cereal crop
  • oatsCereal grain for porridge

corn · rice · sorghum · millet · quinoa · spelt · teff · amaranth · buckwheat · farro

breakfast

milk

Mammalian nursing fluid

  • bowlConcave food container
  • spoonEating utensil for liquids
  • cornflakesToasted grain breakfast food

porridge · shredded wheat · puffed rice · fruit loops · cinnamon · sugar · banana · berries · cold · hot

crunchy

crisp

Firm and breakable

snap · soggy · flakes · puffs · clusters · rings · squares · toasted · airy · light

nutritious

fortified

Made more resistant

calcium · zinc · fiber · wholegrain · protein · low-fat · heart-healthy · balanced · wholesome · dietary

farming

harvest

Gathering mature crops

  • cultivationFostering growth through care
  • cropCultivated agricultural plants
  • yieldProduce or relinquish

field · farm · farmer · irrigation · tillage · agrarian · husbandry · sowing · reaping · combine

fiber

roughage

Indigestible food matter

soluble · regularity · bulk · high-fiber

Categories
Opposites
breakfast food type

cerealeggs

Reproductive cells in shells

bacon · toast · sausage · pancakes · full English breakfast

grain-based vs. non-grain food

cerealmeat

Animal tissue for food

protein · vegetables · dairy · fruit · legumes

processed vs. whole food

cerealwhole foods

Unrefined, unprocessed edibles

fresh fruit · whole grains · oatmeal · porridge · raw food

Phrases
Family

cereals, cerebral, Ceres, cerebration, cereal bars

Familiarity
Top 3,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G