Barleycorn
Bar´ley`corn`
| n. | 1. | A grain or "corn" of barley. | |||
| 2. | Formerly , a measure of length, equal to the average length of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch.
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| Noun | 1. | barleycorn - a grain of barley |
| 2. |  barleycorn - a grain of barleySynonyms: barley |
BARLEYCORN. A lineal measure, containing one-third of an inch. Dane's Ab. c. 211, a. 13, s. 9. The barleycorn was the first measure, with its division and multiples, of all our measures of length, superfices, and capacity. Id. c. 211, a. 1 2, s. 2.
caryopsis, common barley, grain, Hordeum vulgare