cereal

Universal Words noun 1 [C] one of various types of grass that produce grains that can be eaten or are used to make flour or bread. Wheat, BARLEY and RYE are all cereals: cereal crops 2 [U] the grain produced by cereal crops 3 [C,U] food made from the grain of cereals, often eaten for breakfast with milk: breakfast cereals * a bowl of cereal