rye

As nouns the difference between rye and ergotism

is that rye is a grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder while ergotism is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs.

As nouns the difference between rye and crispbread

is that rye is a grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder while crispbread is a type of flat, dry bread or cracker, usually baked of rye flour, popular in Nordic countries.

As nouns the difference between rye and ryemeal

is that rye is a grain used extensively in europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder while ryemeal is rye meal (coarse flour).