Straw

1. The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of grain, etc.; as, a bundle, or a load, of rye straw.
2. To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow.
3. A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc., especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, beans, and pease.
4. Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a mere trifle.