OXFORD DICTIONARY
barley, n.
1 any of various hardy awned cereals of the genus Hordeum widely used as food and in malt liquors and spirits such as whisky.
2 the grain produced from this (cf. pearl barley).
barley sugar an amber-coloured sweet made of boiled sugar, traditionally shaped as a twisted stick. barley water a drink made from water and a boiled barley mixture.
OE b{aelig}rlic (adj.) f. b{aelig}re, bere barley
THESAURUS
barley
bird seed, bran, cat food, chicken feed, chop, corn, dog food, eatage, ensilage, feed, fodder, forage, grain, hay, mash, meal, oats, pasturage, pasture, pet food, provender, scratch, scratch feed, silage, slops, straw, swill, wheat