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'''Rye''' denotes both a type of [[flowering plant|flowering]] [[grass]] and the [[grain]] of this [[plant]]. Rye is usually [[cultivated]] in cold climates inhospital to [[wheat]]. Its grain and [[stem]] are [[harvested]]. The grain may be [[milled]] into a [[flour]]. The grain is used as [[food]], to make [[beer]] and [[whiskey]], and as [[fodder]]. The [[dried]] [[stem]] is gathered as [[Straw]]. Rye is susceptible to inflection by [[ergot]]. | '''Rye''' denotes both a type of [[flowering plant|flowering]] [[grass]] and the [[grain]] of this [[plant]]. Rye is usually [[cultivated]] in cold climates inhospital to [[wheat]]. Its grain and [[stem]] are [[harvested]]. The grain may be [[milled]] into a [[flour]]. The grain is used as [[food]], to make [[beer]] and [[whiskey]], and as [[fodder]]. The [[dried]] [[stem]] is gathered as [[Straw]]. Rye is susceptible to [[inflection]] by [[ergot]]. | ||
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Revision as of 15:28, 22 March 2013
Rye denotes both a type of flowering grass and the grain of this plant. Rye is usually cultivated in cold climates inhospital to wheat. Its grain and stem are harvested. The grain may be milled into a flour. The grain is used as food, to make beer and whiskey, and as fodder. The dried stem is gathered as Straw. Rye is susceptible to inflection by ergot.
