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