[ce.re.al] adj [F or L; F cereale, fr. L cerealis of Ceres, of grain, fr. Ceres] (1818): relating to grain or to the plants that produce it; also: made of grain
[2]cereal n (1832) 1: a plant (as a grass) yielding starchy grain suitable for food; also: its grain
2: a prepared foodstuff of grain