Definitions of rye

1. the seed of the cereal grass

2. whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt

3. A grain yielded by a hardy cereal grass ( Secale cereale), closely allied to wheat; also, the plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff used by man.

4. A grain yielded by a hardy cereal grass ( Secale cereale), closely allied to wheat; also, the plant itself. constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff used by man.

5. A hardy plant closely related to wheat; also, its grain or seed; whisky made from rye grain.

6. A genus of grasses allied to wheat and barley, one species of which is cultivated as a grain.

7. A kind of grain.

8. The grain or seeds produced by a cereal grass nearly allied to wheat; also, the plant. See illus. on preceding page.

9. An esculent grain, allied to that of barley; a disease in a hawk.

10. A cereal of a quality inferior to wheat, but more hardy, and hence much cultivated in northern countries.