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wheat
(wēt, hwēt)n.
1. Any of various annual cereal grasses of the genus Triticum of the Mediterranean region and southwest Asia, especially T. aestivum, widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important edible grain.
2. The grain of any of these grasses, ground to produce flour used in breads, pasta, and other foods.
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wheat
(wiːt)n
1. (Plants) any annual or biennial grass of the genus Triticum, native to the Mediterranean region and W Asia but widely cultivated, having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
2. (Cookery) the grain of any of these grasses, used in making flour, pasta, etc
[Old English hwǣte, related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon hwēti, Old High German hweizi, Old Norse hveiti; see white]
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wheat
(ʰwit, wit)n.
1. the grain of any cereal grass of the genus Triticum, esp. T. aestivum, used in the form of flour.
2. the plant itself.
[before 900; Middle English whete, Old English hwǣte, c. Old Saxon hwēti, Old High German weizi, Old Norse hveiti, Gothic hwaiteis; akin to white]
wheat′less, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | wheat - annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains cereal, cereal grass - grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet 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 Triticum dicoccum dicoccoides, wild emmer, wild wheat - found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat |
| 2. | wheat - grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour cracked wheat - grains of wheat that have been crushed into small pieces wheat germ - embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins common wheat, Triticum aestivum - widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain | |
| 3. |  wheat - a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with whiteyellow, yellowness - yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons |
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Translations
قَمْحقَمْح، حِنْطَه
pšenice
hvede
vehnä
pšenica
búza
hveiti
小麦
밀
kviečiaikviečiųkvietinis
kvieši
pšenica
vete
ข้าวสาลี
lúa mì
wheat
[wiːt]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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wheat
(wiːt) noun a type of grain from which flour, much used in making bread, cakes etc, is obtained.
ˈwheaten adjective made of wheat. a wheaten loaf.
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wheat
→ قَمْح pšenice hvede Weizen σιτάρι trigo vehnä blé pšenica grano 小麦 밀 tarwe hvete pszenica trigo пшеница vete ข้าวสาลี buğday lúa mì 小麦Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
wheat
n. trigo;
___ germ → germen de ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
wheat
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