Cereals {cereal crop} {grain crop} {crop, grass} are grasses.
wheat
Emmer wheat was in Mesopotamia. Einkorn wheat was in Mesopotamia. Wheat was in Mesopotamia.
barley
Barley was in Mesopotamia. Little barley was in east USA [-500].
rice
African rice was in Sahel. Rice was in China.
millet
Pearl millet was in Sahel. Foxtail millet was in China. Broomcorn millet was in China. Finger millet was in Ethiopia.
corn
Corn was in Mesoamerica. Corn and wheat have phytate, which binds iron and calcium. Corn has low niacin. Different corn strains lack an essential amino acid.
other
Cereals include sorghum in Sahel, teff in Ethiopia, maygrass in east USA [-500], knotweed in east USA [-500], sumpweed in east USA [-2000], goosefoot in east USA [-2000], sunflower in east USA [-2000], and sugar cane in New Guinea. Sumpweed relates to daisy. Goosefoot relates to spinach.
seed
Quinoa from Andes mountains is not cereal, It has seeds with all eight essential amino acids.
Mills can grind cereal grains {grist}.
hulled and crushed oats {groats}.
Workers bundle and tie cut grain stalks {sheaves}.
Water grass makes brown seeds {wild rice}.
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