"pseudocereal" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudocereal.wav [US] Forms: pseudocereals [plural], pseudo-cereal [alternative]
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  1. Any plant that, although not belonging to the grass family, produces seeds that are used to make flour. Synonyms: pseudograin Translations (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family): pseudo-céréale [feminine] (French), Pseudogetreide [neuter] (German), Scheingetreide [neuter] (German), 擬穀類 (gikokurui) (Japanese), 擬似穀類 (giji kokurui) (Japanese), zboże rzekome [neuter] (Polish), pseudocereal [masculine] (Portuguese)

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