WHEAT


Meaning of WHEAT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhwēt, ˈwēt ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English whete, from Old English hwǣte; akin to Old High German weizzi wheat, hwīz, wīz white — more at white

Date: before 12th century

1. : a cereal grain that yields a fine white flour used chiefly in breads, baked goods (as cakes and crackers), and pastas (as macaroni or spaghetti), and is important in animal feeds

2. : any of various Old World annual grasses (genus Triticum, especially T. aestivum and T. turgidum ) of wide climatic adaptability that are cultivated in most temperate areas for the wheat they yield

3. : a light yellow

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