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wheat

Pronunciation: /wiːt/

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Definition of wheat

noun

[mass noun]

a cereal which is the most important kind grown in temperate countries, the grain of which is ground to make flour for bread, pasta, pastry, etc..
- Genus Triticum, family Gramineae: several species, including bread wheat (T. aestivum) and durum wheat, and many distinctive cultivars
the grain of wheat.