granaries

Variant of granary

granary definition

grana·ry (gran′ə rē, grān′-)

noun pl. granaries -·ries

  1. a building for storing threshed grain
  2. a region that produces much grain

Etymology: L granarium < granum: see granadilla & -ary

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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