wheat

noun

1. (countable)Any of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

   “They bought a sack of wheat and a sack of rye with the intent to try their hand at milling and baking.”

2. (uncountable)A light brown color, like that of wheat.

   “They debated the paint color options for the bathroom walls and settled on wheat.”

3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable)Ellipsis of wheat bread

   “Customer: A tuna sandwich, please. Waiter: Sure, hon. You want that on white, wheat, or rye?”

adj

1. (not-comparable)Wheaten, of a light brown color, like that of wheat.

name

1. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
2. (countable, uncountable)A former community in Roane County, Tennessee, United States, now in the city of Oak Ridge.
3. (countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.