rye
rye [rye ryes] BrE [raɪ] NAmE [raɪ] noun uncountable a plant that looks like ↑barley but that produces larger grain, grown as food for animals and for making flour and ↑whisky; the grain of this plant •rye bread •rye whisky Word Origin: Old English ryge, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rogge and German Roggen.
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