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Definition of Wheat
1. Noun. Annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains.
Group relationships: Genus Triticum, Triticum
Terms within: Wheat Berry
Specialized synonyms: Durum, Durum Wheat, Hard Wheat, Macaroni Wheat, Triticum Durum, Triticum Turgidum, Soft Wheat, Common Wheat, Triticum Aestivum, Spelt, Triticum Aestivum Spelta, Triticum Spelta, Emmer, Starch Wheat, Triticum Dicoccum, Two-grain Spelt, Triticum Dicoccum Dicoccoides, Wild Emmer, Wild Wheat
2. Noun. Grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour.
Generic synonyms: Cereal, Food Grain, Grain
Specialized synonyms: Bulghur, Bulgur, Bulgur Wheat, Cracked Wheat
Terms within: Wheat Germ
Group relationships: Common Wheat, Triticum Aestivum
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. a cereal grass [n -S]
Medical Definition of Wheat
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