any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
express pleasure verbally
black birds having a raucous call
utter shrill sounds
ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
