wheat

Pluralwheats

1. 1
   grain cropnouncountable or uncountable

   Any of several cereal grasses of the genus Triticum whose grain is ground into flour for baking.

   The farmer harvested his wheat just before the first heavy rains.

   Wheat grows best in temperate regions with moderate rainfall.

   UsageUsually used without a: grow wheat, a field of wheat; the plural wheats means kinds of wheat.

2. 2
   color namenoununcountable

   A light brown color resembling that of ripe wheat.

   The designer chose wheat for the hallway, a calming neutral shade.

   Over the summer her blond hair lightened to a pale wheat.

3. 3
   light brown (things)adjective

   Of a light brown color resembling ripe wheat.

   The wheat carpet hides dust much better than a white one would.

   They chose wheat tiles to brighten the small kitchen.

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