wheat

Source of flour

Wheat is a cereal grain, one of the world's most important food crops.

The plant's seeds are ground into flour for bread, pasta, and countless other foods.

Wheat fields stretch across temperate regions worldwide.

To separate the wheat from the chaff is to distinguish what's valuable from what's worthless.

grain

kernel

Seed or essential core

  • endospermSeed's internal nutrient tissue
  • germDisease-causing microorganism
  • branCereal grain husk

chaff · husk · durum · semolina · farina · groat · bulgur · spelt · emmer · kamut

gluten

seitan

Flavored wheat gluten

  • elasticityTendency to resume original form
  • doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
  • coeliacGluten-triggered intestinal disorder

celiac · kneading · stretchy · chewy · binding · intolerance · sensitivity · gluten-free · protein · vital

staple

flour

Milled grain powder

tabbouleh · roti · chapati · naan · tortilla · crackers · matzo · pierogi · ravioli · dumplings

cereal

breakfast

Day's first eating

porridge · fiber · wholegrain · milk · bowl · morning

harvest

sheaf

Bound bundle of stalks

  • scytheManual crop-cutting implement
  • sickleCurved hand-held harvesting blade
  • gleanerGatherer of leftovers

binder · chaff · fieldwork · threshing floor · winnowing · autumn · yield · plentiful · bushel · reaping

farming

plow

Tool for turning soil

fertilizer · acreage · tillage · agronomy · farmland · planting · yield · crop rotation · soil · pesticide

nutrition

carbohydrates

Sugar-based energy compounds

niacin · folate · riboflavin · iron · zinc · magnesium · phosphorus · selenium · manganese · antioxidants

bread

loaf

Baked bread shape

focaccia · pumpernickel · brioche · multigrain · crust · toast · sandwich · panini · rye · artisanal

color

golden

Bright yellow, or precious

  • tanYellowish-brown hue
  • beigePale sandy brown
  • buffAvid fan; also burnish

straw · amber · honey · flaxen · sandy · pale · warm · neutral · light brown · harvest gold

grass

blade

Flat cutting edge

  • stalkPlant's vertical support
  • headUppermost body part
  • awnBristle on grain

beard · stem · field · swaying · prairie · crop · annual

Categories
Opposites
grain type

wheatrice

Staple cereal grain

corn · maize · barley · oats · rye

dietary inclusion

wheatwheatless

Containing no wheat

gluten-free

agricultural value

wheatchaff

Protective seed coverings

weeds · tares

Phrases
Family

whey, wheaten, wheats, shredded wheat, Wheaties, wheaty, wholewheat, wheatfield, wheat flour

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G