Broad Term(s):
A foodgrain obtained from the plant Secale cereale, extensively used for making coarse bread, beer, spirits, etc., and (now more usually) as animal fodder.
"rye, n.1". OED Online. December 2016. Oxford University Press. http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/169245?rskey=FLD0TK&result=1 (accessed February 09, 2017).