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wall barley

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A grass of the species Hordeum murinum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: false barley

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: barley grass, Hordeum murinum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: barley

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: heiz gouez — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum
  • Catalan: margall — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum
  • Dutch: kruipertje — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum
  • Dutch: muizengerst — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum
  • Finnish: hiirenohra — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum
  • German: Mäuse-Gerste — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum
  • Ancient Greek: κίννα (kínna) — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum
  • Hungarian: egérárpa — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum
  • Portuguese: balhico — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum
  • Serbo-Croatian: по́пино пра̑се — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum
  • Serbo-Croatian: pópino prȃse — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum
  • Swedish: vildkorn — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum
  • Turkish: pisipisi otu — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum
  • Ukrainian: ячмінь мишачий (jačminʹ myšačyj) — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum
  • Welsh: haidd y mur — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum
  • Welsh: heiddwellt y cloddiau — a grass of the species Hordeum murinum