Definition of wheat Wheat
/wiˈt/ - [weet] - wheat
We found 11 definitions of wheat from 7 different sources.
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What does wheat mean?
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NounPlural: wheat |
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| wheat - annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains | ||
| cereal grass, cereal a breakfast food prepared from grain | ||
| genus triticum, triticum annual cereal grasses from Mediterranean area; widely cultivated in temperate regions | ||
| wheat berry a grain of wheat | ||
| durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, macaroni wheat, triticum durum, triticum turgidum wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America | ||
| soft wheat wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals | ||
| common wheat, triticum aestivum widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain | ||
| spelt, triticum aestivum spelta, triticum spelta hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed | ||
| emmer, starch wheat, triticum dicoccum, two-grain spelt hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed | ||
| wheat - grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour | ||
| wheat berry | ||
| food grain, cereal, grain a breakfast food prepared from grain | ||
| common wheat, triticum aestivum widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain | ||
| bulghur, bulgur, bulgur wheat parched crushed wheat | ||
| cracked wheat grains of wheat that have been crushed into small pieces | ||
| wheat - a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white | ||
| pale yellow, straw | ||
| yellow, yellowness yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- wheat (n.)
A cereal grass (Triticum vulgare) and its grain, which furnishes a white flour for bread, and, next to rice, is the grain most largely used by the human race.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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wheat
Plant belonging to genus Triticum and to family Poaceae (also known as Gramineae).
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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wheat
An excellent article for sea-diet; boiled with a proportion of molasses, it makes a most nutritious breakfast. As it stows well, and would even yield nearly the same weight in bread, it should be made an article of allowance.
Wikipedia 
- Wheat is a kind of plant. Its seeds are a type of cereal grain that people can eat. It is used to make many things, like bread and pasta, by first turning it into flour. It can also be fermented to make cheese, wine, and more. The grass plant comes from the Middle East.
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🔤- wheat, noun, singular of wheats.
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