"wheat" meaning in English

See wheat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /wiːt/ Audio: en-us-wheat.ogg [US], en-uk-wheat.ogg [UK] Forms: wheat [singular], wheats [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A kind of grain that is used to make flour for bread.
    Sense id: simple-wheat-en-noun-cT9fz8bv
  2. A certain kind of wheat.
    Sense id: simple-wheat-en-noun-pjYsAWnF
  3. A light brown color, like that of wheat.
    Sense id: simple-wheat-en-noun-68tArxDo
     
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