rye

Definitions


[rʌɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a cereal plant that tolerates poor soils and low temperatures

- whisky in which a significant amount of the grain used in distillation is fermented rye
(e.g: half a bottle of rye)



Phrases:

Origin:
Old English ryge, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rogge and German Roggen




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