Hordeum
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A genus of annual to perennial grasses found across the temperate northern hemisphere and South America, which includes the cultivated barley plant.
“Botanists classify common barley under the genus Hordeum, noting its widespread cultivation.”
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Ends in UM, common in Latin genus names, the HORD opening is unusual
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Worth 13 points, valid in Scrabble but primarily a botanical taxonomic term
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