wild barley

noun

: any of various grasses of the genus Hordeum that are not commonly cultivated for grain: such as

a

: wall barley

b

: a biennial or perennial North American weedy grass (H. jubatum) with bristly awns and glumes that may injure the mouths of grazing animals

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