barley

barley

barley annual cereal plant ( Hordeum vulgare and sometimes other species) of the family Gramineae ( grass family), cultivated by humans probably as early as any cereal. It was known to the ancient Greeks, Romans, Chinese, and Egyptians and was the chief bread material in Europe as late as the 16th cent. It has a wide range of cultivation and matures even at high altitudes, since its growing period is short; however, it cannot withstand hot and humid climates. Today barley is typically a special-purpose grain with many varieties rather than a general market crop. It is a valuable stock feed (often as a corn substitute) and is used for malting when the grain is of high quality. It is a minor source of flour and breakfast foods. Pearl barley is often used in soups. In the Middle East a limited amount of barley is eaten like rice. In the United States most spring barley comes from the western states and most winter barley is grown in the southeastern states for autumn and spring pasture and as a cover crop. Barley is subject to several diseases including smut and rust. Barley is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Liliopsida, order Cyperales, family Gramineae.

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barley Grain of Hordeum vulgare, one of the hardiest of the cereals; mainly used for brewing beer. The whole grain with only the outer husk removed (pot, Scotch, or hulled barley) requires several hours' cooking; the commercial product is usually pearl barley where most of the husk and germ is removed. Barley flour is ground pearl barley; barley flakes are the flattened grain. A 150‐g portion of cooked pearl barley (50 g dry cereal) is a source of niacin, vitamin B6, folate, zinc, copper, and iron; provides 9 g of dietary fibre; supplies 180 kcal (750 kJ).

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barley Known in Palestine before the arrival of the Israelites, the crop was regularly cultivated throughout the OT and NT periods. It was used in place of oats for feeding livestock and for bread (John 6: 9) of cheaper quality than wheat bread. Harvesting barley took seven weeks and finished at the feast of Pentecost in June (Ruth 2: 23).

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barley Cereal grass native to Asia and Ethiopia, cultivated perhaps since 5000 bc. Three cultivated species are: Hordeum distichum, commonly grown in Europe; H. vulgare, favoured in the USA; and H. irregulare, grown in Ethiopia. Barley is eaten by humans and animals, and is used to make malt beverages. Family Poaceae/Gramineae.

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bar·ley / ˈbärlē/ • n. a hardy cereal (genus Hordeum) that has coarse bristles extending from the ears, widely cultivated for use in brewing and stockfeed. ∎  the grain of this plant. See also pearl barley.

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Barley Herts. Beranlei c.1050, Berlai 1086 (DB). Probably ‘woodland clearing of a man called *Be(o)ra’. OE pers. name + lēah.

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Barley Lancs. Bayrlegh 1324. ‘Woodland clearing frequented by boars, or where barley is grown’. OE bār or bere + lēah.

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barley OE. bærliċ adj.; as sb. XII; app. f. OE. bære, bere barley + -lic -LY1. Cf. ON. barr, Goth. barizeins.

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barley See HORDEUM.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "barley." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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