wheat

/wi:t/

Thân thiện

A farmer harvests golden wheat in a sunny field.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A cereal plant: "wheat" refers to a widely cultivated annual or biennial grass (Triticum species) that produces dry, one-seeded fruits (grains or kernels) used as a staple food.
   • The grain produced by this plant: "wheat" also denotes the edible grains themselves, which are typically ground into flour for bread, pasta, and other foods.
   • A pale yellow color: In a more specialized sense, "wheat" can describe a variable, dull yellow tint, often diluted with white, resembling the color of ripe wheat grain.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Plant):
  • The farmer planted a new, hardy variety of wheat this spring.
  • Fields of golden wheat stretched to the horizon.
• Noun (Grain):
  • This bread is made from 100% whole wheat.
  • Wheat is a major export for the country.
• Noun (Color):
  • She painted the room a soft wheat, which made it feel warm and inviting.

Advanced Usage

• "To separate the wheat from the chaff": This idiom means to distinguish valuable people or things from worthless ones.
  • The rigorous interview process is designed to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Variants and Related Words

• Wheaten (adj): Made from wheat.
  • We bought a wheaten loaf.
• Wheatfield (n): A field where wheat is grown.
  • The artist was famous for his paintings of wheatfields.
• Wheatgerm (n): The vitamin-rich embryo of the wheat kernel, often separated during milling.
  • She adds wheatgerm to her smoothies for extra nutrition.

Synonyms

• Cereal grain: A general term for grasses cultivated for their edible grains (e.g., barley, rye, oats).
• Grain: The small, hard fruit of a cereal plant.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: "Wheat" is a noun and does not form standard phrasal verbs. The related phrases are idiomatic or compound nouns.)

Related Idioms

• "To sow one's wild oats": This idiom refers to a period of irresponsible or promiscuous behavior in youth. It is related through the concept of "oats" as another cereal grain, not directly to "wheat," but it exists in the same semantic field of grains and cultivation.
  • He traveled the world sowing his wild oats before settling down.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
2. grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour
3. annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pale yellow
• straw
• wheat berry