| 单词 | winter wheat |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswinter wheat winter wheat n. wheat that is sown in winter, or that is sown in autumn and remains in the ground through the winter; cf. winter corn n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > grain crop > winter crop winter corn1472 winter wheat1577 winter pridea1722 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. iii. i. f. 95v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I As for the difference that is betweene the summer & winter wheate, most husbandmen knowe it not, sith they are neyther acquainted with summer wheat, nor winter barley. 1762 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husb. I. 359 A little rye is found in winter wheat, and a little barley in spring wheat. 1861 Amer. Agriculturist Jan. 8/2 The ground was then thoroughly harrowed and winter wheat sown. 1948 G. D. H. Bell Cultivated Plants Farm viii. 61 A certain amount of winter wheat is drilled in January and February, but the conditions need to be very favourable for this practice, and October is usually the best time. 2014 D. Barber Third Plate iii. 45 Hard winter wheat, the drought-resistant ‘Turkey Red’ introduced by Mennonite immigrants, replaced the traditional soft wheat. < as lemmas |
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