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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

matter go
that which has mass and occupies space

substance go
a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties

food, nutrient go
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

foodstuff, food product go
a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food

grain, cereal, food grain
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

noun.food

11 Subcategories

corn, edible corn go
ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
grist go
grain intended to be or that has been ground
groats go
the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals
millet go
small seed of any of various annual cereal grasses especially Setaria italica
barley, barleycorn go
a grain of barley
buckwheat go
grain ground into flour
wheat, wheat berry go
grains of common wheat
oat go
seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats')
rice go
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
wild rice, Indian rice go
grains of aquatic grass of North America
malt go
a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water