BARLEY

[noun] [U] - a tall grass-like plant with long straight hairs growing from the head of each stem, or the grain obtained from this plant which is used for food and for making beer and whiskyThey looked out across the fields of waving barley.See picture: CerealsA barley sugar is a hard sweet made from boiled sugar.(UK) Barley water is a drink made from barley and fruit juice, or (US and ANZ) a drink made from barley and water boiled together for the purpose of making an ill person feel better.