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| wheat [ weet, hweet ] |
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1. edible grain: a grain harvested in temperate regions from a widely cultivated annual grass. Use: making flour for bread, pasta, and other foods.
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2. cereal plant: an annual grass of a genus that includes types cultivated for their grain for making flour. The numerous varieties of cultivated wheat belong to three main species: bread wheat, durum or hard wheat, and emmer. Native to: southwestern Asia. Genus Triticum.
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3. pale yellow color: a pale yellow color
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| [ Old English hwǣte "that which is white" < Indo-European, "white"] |
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