Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several plants, such as quinoa, that do not belong to the grass family but produce fruits and seeds used as flour for bread and other staples.
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- noun any
plant that, although not belonging to thegrass family, producesseeds that are used to makeflour
Etymologies
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pseudo- + cereal
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2 Quinoa is called a "pseudocereal" because its use is similar to that of cereals but the plant is not in the grass family.
3: Staple crops 1996
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The seed of a plant grown in the Andes (commonly referred to as a grain, though it's technically a pseudocereal), quinoa was considered sacred by the Incas, who also used it as medicine.
Chicago Reader 2010
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