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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wheat /hwit, wit/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Plant Biology, Foodthe grain of a cereal grass used in the form of flour.
- Plant Biologythe plant itself.
wheat•en, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wheat (hwēt, wēt),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologythe grain of any cereal grass of the genus Triticum, esp. T. aestivum, used in the form of flour for making bread, cakes, etc., and for other culinary and nutritional purposes.
- Plant Biologythe plant itself.
- bef. 900; Middle English whete, Old English hwǣte; cognate with German Weizen, Old Norse hveiti, Gothic hwaiteis; akin to white
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wheat /wiːt/ n - 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
See also durumEtymology: Old English hwǣte, related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon hwēti, Old High German hweizi, Old Norse hveiti; see white |