noun
wheat
WEET
noun
1
A cereal grass grown for its grain, used to make flour, bread, and pasta.
"The farmer harvested the wheat in late summer."
"This bread is made from whole wheat flour."
adj
1
Having a light golden-brown color, like ripe wheat.
"She wore a wheat-colored sweater."
How to Use Wheat
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe grain crop used to make most bread, pasta, and cereal, or the pale golden color that resembles it.
Common pairings
whole wheat
a field of wheat
wheat flour
Word Forms
Wheats plural
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Etymology
From Old English hwǣte, related to an old Germanic word for "white" — likely because the ripe grain looks pale next to green crops.