| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bar·ley |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  bär l |
| NOUN: | 1. A grass in the genus Hordeum, native to temperate regions, having flowers in terminal, often long-awned spikes. 2. The grain of H. vulgare or its varieties, used for livestock feed, malt production, and cereal. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English barli, from Old English bærlic. See bhares- in Appendix I.
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