ce|re|al

ce|re|al «SIHR ee uhl», noun, adjective.

–n.

1. any grass that produces a grain which is used for food. Wheat, rice, corn, oats, and barley are cereals. Cereals provide the basic food of most of mankind.

2. the grain.

3. any food made from the grain. Oatmeal and cornflakes are breakfast cereals.

╂[< adjective]

–adj.

of grain; having to do with grain or the grasses producing it: »

cereal crops, cereal products.

╂[< Latin Cereālis having to do with Ceres]