单词 | wheat |
释义 | wheat n.   1. any cereal plant of the genus Triticum, bearing dense four-sided seed-spikes.   2. its grain, used in making flour etc. Phrases and idioms separate the wheat from the chaff see CHAFF. wheat-belt a region where wheat is the chief agricultural product. wheat germ the embryo of the wheat grain, extracted as a source of vitamins. wheat-grass = couch grass (see COUCH(2)). Etymology: OE hw{aelig}te f. Gmc, rel. to WHITE |
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