Definition of wild rye
: any of several tall grasses (genus Elymus)
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Residue found on artifacts such as grinding stones and hammer stones used to prepare food suggest that people on the site consumed maize, legumes, and barley/wild rye.
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First Known Use of wild rye
circa 1500
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