n. 1 a a cereal plant, Secale cereale, with spikes bearing florets which yield wheatlike grains. b the grain of this used for bread and fodder. 2 (in full rye whisky) whisky distilled from fermented rye.
[ OE ryge f. Gmc ]
n. 1 a a cereal plant, Secale cereale, with spikes bearing florets which yield wheatlike grains. b the grain of this used for bread and fodder. 2 (in full rye whisky) whisky distilled from fermented rye.
[ OE ryge f. Gmc ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012