rye (1) definition - Dictionary

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rye [ rī ] (plural ryes)

noun

Definition:

1. cereal grain: the light brown grain of an annual cereal grass. Use: to make flour and whiskey, as fodder.

2. cereal plant: a tall hardy annual cereal plant that has bluish green leaves and is widely cultivated for its grain. Latin name Secale cereale.

3. beverages
Same as rye whiskey

4. food
Same as rye bread

[ Old English ryge< Germanic]

Cultural Note


	Catcher in the Rye, a novel (1951) by J. D. Salinger. A moving and realistic account of a young boy's attempt to come to terms with encroaching adulthood, it describes two days in the life of disaffected teenager Holden Caulfield. Holden absconds to New York, then resolves to leave home for good; his failure to accomplish this results in his mental collapse.