Grains are fruits in which the seed is fused to the pericarp and cannot be separated. They are members of the grass family. They are very important to humans- they make up a large part of our diet!
Grains
include:
Wheat
Rice
Corn:
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Corn
can be eaten in many forms. In late summer, we often eat it off the cobb!
Mmmmm.
But
it is also used to make cereal (corn puffs) and oil (corn oil).