barleycorn

n.

1. The grain of barley.
2. A unit of measure equal to the length of a grain of barley, or about ¹/₃ inch (0.85 centimeter).

An obsolete measure of length; the size of a single grain of barley; ⅓ inch (0.85 cm).

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a grain of barley

Meaning #2: a grain of barley
  Synonym: barley

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - byg

Nederlands (Dutch)
gerstekorrel, bepaalde lengtemaat (ongeveer een derde inch)

Français (French)
n. - grain d'orge

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gerstenkorn

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κριθαρόκοκκος

Italiano (Italian)
chicco d'orzo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - grão (m) de cevada

Русский (Russian)
ячменное зерно

Español (Spanish)
n. - grano de cebada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - korngryn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大麦的粒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大麥的粒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보리알, 3분의 1인치

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大麦の粒

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شعير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גרגר-שעורה, שיכר‬

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