Associations to the word «Hordeum»

Wiktionary

HORDEUM, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae   — barley and related cereals.
HORDEUM JUBATUM, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae   — foxtail barley.
HORDEUM VULGARE, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae   — common barley.

Dictionary definition

HORDEUM, noun. Annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley.

Wise words

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