GRANARY

granary, garner

(noun) a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

granary (plural granaries or granarys)

(agriculture) A storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed.

(figuratively) A fertile, grain-growing region.

Synonyms

• (fertile region): breadbasket, rice bowl

Source: Wiktionary


Gran"a*ry, n.; pl. Granaries. Etym: [L. granarium, fr. granum grain. See Garner.]

Definition: A storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it is thrashed or husked; a cornbouse; also (Fig.), a region fertile in grain. The exhaustless granary of a world. Thomson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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