| n. | 1. | (Bot.) A grain yielded by a hardy cereal grass (Secale cereale), closely allied to wheat; also, the plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff used by man. | ||||||
| 2. | A disease in a hawk.
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| Noun | 1. | rye - the seed of the cereal grass |
| 2. | rye - hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement Synonyms: Secale cereale | |
| 3. | Synonyms: rye whiskey, rye whisky |
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