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feedgrain

noun

Etymology

From feed + grain.

  1. derived from *ǵr̥h₂nóm✻ — “grain”
  2. derived from grānum — “seed”
  3. derived from grain
  4. inherited from greyn
  5. compounded as feedgrain — “feed + grain”

Definitions

  1. Any of the coarser grains such as corn, milo, and oats.

    • The official estimate of the feedgrain requirement in 1980 is about 125.0 million tons.
    • When wheat is cheap relative to feedgrains, more wheat will be used for feed. When the price of wheat rises relative to feedgrains, less will be used for feed.
    • Almost all pigs, which were the major source of China's meat supply, were raised with very limited feedgrains.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA