cereal crops
Technical term used in agriculture and botany to refer collectively to grain-producing plants such as rice, wheat, and barley.
Cereal crops include rice, wheat, and the like.
Compound of 禾 (ka, 'grain plant') + 穀 (koku, 'cereal') + 類 (rui, 'category'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of cereal crops.