WHEAT

Wheat

Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East and Ethiopian Highlands, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2010, world production of wheat was 651 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice . Wheat was the second most-produced cereal in 2009; world production in that year was 682 million tons, after maize, and with rice as a close third .

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wheat

Noun

  1. any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
  2. a light brown colour, like that of wheat.

Adjective

  1. wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.


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