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wheat
[ weet, hweet ]
noun
- the grain of any cereal grass of the genus Triticum, especially T. aestivum, used in the form of flour for making bread, cakes, etc., and for other culinary and nutritional purposes.
- the plant itself.
wheat
/ ɾː /
noun
- 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
- the grain of any of these grasses, used in making flour, pasta, etc
Other Word Forms
- ɳ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of wheat1
Example Sentences
At the end of March, all 25 bakeries supported by the WFP in Gaza were forced to close after wheat flour and cooking fuel ran out.
It's more about whether you actually believe in something — and boy, oh boy, has the wheat been separated from the chaff in that respect.
When trading partners retaliate, they target farm products like soybeans, corn, wheat, cotton and pork.
For the avoidance of doubt, spaghetti is made from wheat and water.
But as the two countries work on a trade deal, experts say Washington now wants to push "big-ticket" farm exports - wheat, cotton, corn and maize - to narrow its $45bn trade deficit with India.
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