The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Secale \Se*ca"le\, n. [L., a kind of grain.] (Bot.) A genus of cereal grasses including rye. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Secale n 1: cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye [syn: Secale, genus Secale]