mies

Definitions of mies
  1. noun
    annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
    synonyms: trigo
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    types:
    espelta
    hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed
    type of:
    cereal
    grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
  2. noun
    dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
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    types:
    amaranto
    seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
    callo
    the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
    type of:
    hueso, pepita, semilla
    a small hard fruit
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