Definition of "wheat" []

• Any of various annual cereal grasses of the genus Triticum of the Mediterranean region and southwest Asia, especially T. aestivum, widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important edible grain. (noun)
• The grain of any of these grasses, ground to produce flour used in breadstuffs and pasta. (noun)

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• "“Consumers who want the health benefits of whole grains should look for bread that is labeled ‘100 percent whole wheat,' or failing that, a bread where whole wheat flour, not just ‘wheat flour,' is the first ingredient,” said CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson."
• "Siberia a country in which nothing will grow; in some parts there is wheat, and where _wheat_ will not grow _barley_ will, and where _barley_ will not grow _turnips_ will."
• "_entirely_ of a grain other than wheat, _quick breads of desirable grain and texture may be made without wheat_."