Bear, Bere n. Bot. Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hordeum hexastichon or Hordeum vulgare). [Obs. except in North of Eng. and Scot.]
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Hordeum vulgare
n : grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed
and in malt beverages [syn: common barley]