I. ˈgrōt noun
Etymology: Middle English grotes, plural, from Old English grotan, plural of grot; akin to Old English grēot grit
Date: 12th century
1. usually plural but singular or plural in construction : hulled grain broken into fragments larger than grits
2. : a grain (as of oats) exclusive of the hull
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English groot, from Middle Dutch
Date: 14th century
: an old British coin worth four pennies