wi:t n. 1
any cereal plant of
the genus Triticum,
bearing dense four-sided seed-spikes. 2
its grain, used in
making flour etc. øseparate the wheat
from the
chaff see CHAFF. wheat-belt a
region where wheat is the
chief agricultural
product. wheat
germ the
embryo of the wheat grain, extracted as a
source of vitamins. wheat-grass = couch
grass (see COUCH(2)). [OE hwóte f. Gmc, rel. to WHITE]