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Definition of Wheat

1. Noun. Annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains.

2. Noun. Grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour.

3. Noun. A variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white.

Definition of Wheat

1. 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.

2. 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.

Definition of Wheat

1. Noun. any of several cereal grains, of the genus ''Triticum'', that yields flour as used in bakery. ¹

2. Noun. a light brown colour, like that of wheat. ¹

3. Adjective. wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Wheat

1. a cereal grass [n -S]

Medical Definition of Wheat

1. 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. Of this grain the varieties are numerous, as red wheat, white wheat, bald wheat, bearded wheat, winter wheat, summer wheat, and the like. Wheat is not known to exist as a wild native plant, and all statements as to its origin are either incorrect or at best only guesses. Buck wheat. The grain weevil. The rice weevil when found in wheat. Origin: OE. Whete, AS. Hwte; akin to OS. Hwti, D. Weit, G. Weizen, OHG. Weizzi, Icel. Hveiti, Sw. Hvete, Dan. Hvede, Goth. Hwaiteis, and E. While. See White. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wheat

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