Cereal vs. Oatmeal

Cerealnoun

(countable) A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains.

Cerealnoun

(uncountable) The grains of such a grass.

Cerealnoun

(uncountable) Breakfast cereal.

Cerealadjective

Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain.

Cerealnoun

Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; - usually in the plural.

Cerealnoun

grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet

Cerealnoun

foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

Cerealnoun

a breakfast food prepared from grain

Cerealadjective

made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it;

Cereal

A cereal is any grass cultivated (grown) for the edible components of its grain (botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis), composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. The term may also refer to the resulting grain itself (specifically ).

Oatmealnoun

Meal made from rolled or round oats.

Oatmealnoun

A breakfast cereal made from rolled oats, cooked in milk and/or water.

Oatmealnoun

A light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal.

Oatmealadjective

Of a light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal

Oatmealnoun

Meal made of oats.

Oatmealnoun

A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass.

Oatmealnoun

porridge made of rolled oats

Oatmealnoun

meal made from rolled or ground oats

Oatmeal

Oatmeal refers to a preparation of oats that have been dehusked, steamed and flattened, or else a coarse flour made of hulled oat grains (groats) that have either been milled (ground) or steel-cut. Ground oats are also called .