wheat — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

   Usage

   • Countable

   Synonyms

   triticum

   Examples

   They bought a sack of wheat and a sack of rye with the intent to try their hand at milling and baking.

2. A light brown color, like that of wheat.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

   They debated the paint color options for the bathroom walls and settled on wheat.

Adjective

1. Wheaten, of a light brown color, like that of wheat.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Related words

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Noun

1. annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

   Broader terms

   cerealcereal grass

2. grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour

   Synonyms

   wheat berry

   Broader terms

   grainfood graincereal

3. a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white

   Synonyms

   pale yellowstraw

   Broader terms

   yellowyellowness