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Wheat

/wiːt/

Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

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📖 Definitions of "Wheat"

noun

1
Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
2
A light brown colour, like that of wheat.

adjective

1
Wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.

🔄 Synonyms of "Wheat"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
wheat berry	A wheat berry, or wheatberry, is a whole wheat kernel, composed of the bran, germ, and endosperm, without the husk.
cornnoun	(Commonwealth, but not Australia or New Zealand, uncountable) Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wheat"

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Word	Definition
cornnoun	(Commonwealth, but not Australia or New Zealand, uncountable) Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.
wheat berry	A wheat berry, or wheatberry, is a whole wheat kernel, composed of the bran, germ, and endosperm, without the husk.
durumnoun	(often used attributively) Ellipsis of durum wheat. [Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.]
emmernoun	Any of species Triticum dicoccum, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains.
cerealnoun	(uncountable) Breakfast cereal.
flournoun	Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.
barleynoun	A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
maizenoun	Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
grainnoun	(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
breadnoun	(uncountable) A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
doughnoun	A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.
canolanoun	Rapeseed oil; canola oil.
cheesenoun	(uncountable) A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
cropnoun	(agriculture) A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
buckwheatnoun	(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
chaffnoun	The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
grainsnoun	Pigeons' dung used in tanning. See grainer.
bucknoun	A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad and kangaroo.
gritnoun	(idiomatic) Strength of mind; courage or fearlessness; fortitude.
cashnoun	(uncountable) Money in the form of notes or bills and coins, as opposed to checks, credit or electronic transactions.