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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) :   [ devils ]

  WHEAT, n.  A cereal from which a tolerably good whisky can with some
  difficulty be made, and which is used also for bread.  The French are
  said to eat more bread _per capita_ of population than any other
  people, which is natural, for only they know how to make the stuff
  palatable.
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :   [ easton ]

  Wheat
     one of the earliest cultivated grains. It bore the Hebrew name
     _hittah_, and was extensively cultivated in Palestine. There are
     various species of wheat. That which Pharaoh saw in his dream
     was the Triticum compositum, which bears several ears upon one
     stalk (Gen. 41:5). The "fat of the kidneys of wheat" (Deut.
     32:14), and the "finest of the wheat" (Ps. 81:16; 147:14),
     denote the best of the kind. It was exported from Palestine in
     great quantities (1 Kings 5:11; Ezek. 27:17; Acts 12:20).
     
       Parched grains of wheat were used for food in Palestine (Ruth
     2:14; 1 Sam. 17:17; 2 Sam. 17:28). The disciples, under the
     sanction of the Mosaic law (Deut. 23:25), plucked ears of corn,
     and rubbing them in their hands, ate the grain unroasted (Matt.
     12:1; Mark 2:23; Luke 6:1). Before any of the wheat-harvest,
     however, could be eaten, the first-fruits had to be presented
     before the Lord (Lev. 23:14).
     

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Wheat \Wheat\ (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to
     OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti,
     Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See
     White.] (Bot.)
     A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare) and its grain, which
     furnishes a white flour for bread, and, next to rice, is the
     grain most largely used by the human race.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Of this grain the varieties are numerous, as red wheat,
           white wheat, bald wheat, bearded wheat, winter wheat,
           summer wheat, and the like. Wheat is not known to exist
           as a wild native plant, and all statements as to its
           origin are either incorrect or at best only guesses.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Buck wheat. (Bot.) See Buckwheat.
  
     German wheat. (Bot.) See 2d Spelt.
  
     Guinea wheat (Bot.), a name for Indian corn.
  
     Indian wheat, or Tartary wheat (Bot.), a grain
        ({Fagopyrum Tartaricum) much like buckwheat, but only
        half as large.
  
     Turkey wheat (Bot.), a name for Indian corn.
  
     Wheat aphid, or Wheat aphis (Zo["o]l.), any one of
        several species of Aphis and allied genera, which suck
        the sap of growing wheat.
  
     Wheat beetle. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) A small, slender, rusty brown beetle ({Sylvanus
         Surinamensis) whose larv[ae] feed upon wheat, rice, and
         other grains.
     (b) A very small, reddish brown, oval beetle ({Anobium
         paniceum) whose larv[ae] eat the interior of grains of
         wheat.
  
     Wheat duck (Zo["o]l.), the American widgeon. [Western U.
        S.]
  
     Wheat fly. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Wheat midge, below.
  
     Wheat+grass+(Bot.),+a+kind+of+grass+({Agropyrum+caninum" rel="nofollow">Wheat grass (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Agropyrum caninum)
        somewhat resembling wheat. It grows in the northern parts
        of Europe and America.
  
     Wheat jointworm. (Zo["o]l.) See Jointworm.
  
     Wheat louse (Zo["o]l.), any wheat aphid.
  
     Wheat maggot (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a wheat midge.
  
     Wheat midge. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) A small two-winged fly ({Diplosis tritici) which is very
         destructive to growing wheat, both in Europe and America.
         The female lays her eggs in the flowers of wheat, and the
         larv[ae] suck the juice of the young kernels and when
         full grown change to pup[ae] in the earth.
     (b) The Hessian fly. See under Hessian.
  
     Wheat moth (Zo["o]l.), any moth whose larv[ae] devour the
        grains of wheat, chiefly after it is harvested; a grain
        moth. See Angoumois Moth, also Grain moth, under
        Grain.
  
     Wheat thief (Bot.), gromwell; -- so called because it is a
        troublesome weed in wheat fields. See Gromwell.
  
     Wheat thrips (Zo["o]l.), a small brown thrips ({Thrips
        cerealium) which is very injurious to the grains of
        growing wheat.
  
     Wheat weevil. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) The grain weevil.
     (b) The rice weevil when found in wheat.
         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
     vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
     -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
     those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
     Anas.+The+common+European+widgeon+({Anas+penelope" rel="nofollow">Anas. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope) and the
     American widgeon ({Anas Americana) are the most important
     species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
     baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
     whitebelly.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Bald-faced widgeon, or Green-headed widgeon, the American
        widgeon.
  
     Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
  
     Gray widgeon.
     (a) The gadwall.
     (b) The pintail duck.
  
     Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
  
     Pied widgeon.
     (a) The poachard.
     (b) The goosander.
  
     Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
  
     Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
  
     Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
  
     White widgeon, the smew.
  
     Wood widgeon, the wood duck.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Wheat \Wheat\ (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to
     OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti,
     Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See
     White.] (Bot.)
     A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare) and its grain, which
     furnishes a white flour for bread, and, next to rice, is the
     grain most largely used by the human race.
  
     Note: Of this grain the varieties are numerous, as red wheat,
           white wheat, bald wheat, bearded wheat, winter wheat,
           summer wheat, and the like. Wheat is not known to exist
           as a wild native plant, and all statements as to its
           origin are either incorrect or at best only guesses.
  
     Buck wheat. (Bot.) See Buckwheat.
  
     German wheat. (Bot.) See 2d Spelt.
  
     Guinea wheat (Bot.), a name for Indian corn.
  
     Indian wheat, or Tartary wheat (Bot.), a grain
        ({Fagopyrum Tartaricum) much like buckwheat, but only
        half as large.
  
     Turkey wheat (Bot.), a name for Indian corn.
  
     Wheat aphid, or Wheat aphis (Zo["o]l.), any one of
        several species of Aphis and allied genera, which suck the
        sap of growing wheat.
  
     Wheat beetle. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) A small, slender, rusty brown beetle ({Sylvanus
         Surinamensis) whose larv[ae] feed upon wheat, rice, and
         other grains.
     (b) A very small, reddish brown, oval beetle ({Anobium
         paniceum) whose larv[ae] eat the interior of grains of
         wheat.
  
     Wheat duck (Zo["o]l.), the American widgeon. [Western U.
        S.]
  
     Wheat fly. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Wheat midge, below.
  
     Wheat+grass+(Bot.),+a+kind+of+grass+({Agropyrum+caninum" rel="nofollow">Wheat grass (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Agropyrum caninum)
        somewhat resembling wheat. It grows in the northern parts
        of Europe and America.
  
     Wheat jointworm. (Zo["o]l.) See Jointworm.
  
     Wheat louse (Zo["o]l.), any wheat aphid.
  
     Wheat maggot (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a wheat midge.
  
     Wheat midge. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) A small two-winged fly ({Diplosis tritici) which is very
         destructive to growing wheat, both in Europe and America.
         The female lays her eggs in the flowers of wheat, and the
         larv[ae] suck the juice of the young kernels and when
         full grown change to pup[ae] in the earth.
     (b) The Hessian fly. See under Hessian.
  
     Wheat moth (Zo["o]l.), any moth whose larv[ae] devour the
        grains of wheat, chiefly after it is harvested; a grain
        moth. See Angoumois Moth, also Grain moth, under
        Grain.
  
     Wheat thief (Bot.), gromwell; -- so called because it is a
        troublesome weed in wheat fields. See Gromwell.
  
     Wheat thrips (Zo["o]l.), a small brown thrips ({Thrips
        cerealium) which is very injurious to the grains of
        growing wheat.
  
     Wheat weevil. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) The grain weevil.
     (b) The rice weevil when found in wheat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
     vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
     -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
     those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
     Anas.+The+common+European+widgeon+({Anas+penelope" rel="nofollow">Anas. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope) and the
     American widgeon ({A. Americana) are the most important
     species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
     baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
     whitebelly.
  
     Bald-faced, or Green-headed, widgeon, the American
        widgeon.
  
     Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
  
     Gray widgeon.
     (a) The gadwall.
     (b) The pintail duck.
  
     Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
  
     Pied widgeon.
     (a) The poachard.
     (b) The goosander.
  
     Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
  
     Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
  
     Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
  
     White widgeon, the smew.
  
     Wood widgeon, the wood duck.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  wheat
       n 1: annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and
            light brown grains [syn: corn]
       2: grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as
          cereal; usually ground into flour [syn: wheat berry]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wheat
     Αγγλικά n.
     σιτάρι, σίτος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wheat
     a.
     wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus
  ''Triticum'', that yields flour as used in bakery.
     2 (lb en uncountable) A light brown colour, like that of wheat.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Wheat
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en former community co/Roane County s/Tennessee c/USA now in
  the city of city/Oak Ridge).
     3 (place en unincorporated community co/Wetzel County s/West Virginia
  c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  wheat
     a.
     wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus
  ''Triticum'', that yields flour as used in bakery.
     2 (lb en uncountable) A light brown colour, like that of wheat.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Wheat
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en former community co/Roane County s/Tennessee c/USA now in
  the city of city/Oak Ridge).
     3 (place en unincorporated community co/Wetzel County s/West Virginia
  c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  wheat
     a.
     wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus
  ''Triticum'', that yields flour as used in bakery.
     2 (lb en uncountable) A light brown colour, like that of wheat.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Wheat
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en former community co/Roane County s/Tennessee c/USA now in
  the city of city/Oak Ridge).
     3 (place en unincorporated community co/Wetzel County s/West Virginia
  c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  wheat
     a.
     wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus
  ''Triticum'', that yields flour as used in bakery.
     2 (lb en uncountable) A light brown colour, like that of wheat.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Wheat
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en former community co/Roane County s/Tennessee c/USA now in
  the city of city/Oak Ridge).
     3 (place en unincorporated community co/Wetzel County s/West Virginia
  c/USA).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wheat
     Englanti n.
     vehnä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wheat
     Engelska n.
     (tagg språk=en sädesslag) vete

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Wheat /wˈiːt/
  الحنطة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  wheat //wiːt// //ʍiːt// 
  жито, пшени́ца
  grain

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wheat /wˈiːt/ 
  pšeničný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wheat /wˈiːt/ 
  pšenice

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wheat /wˈiːt/
  Weizen  [bot.]  [agr.]

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  wheat /wˈiːt/
  
  σιτάρι, σίτος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  wheat //wiːt// //ʍiːt// 
  vehnänkeltainen
  colour

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  wheat //wiːt// //ʍiːt// 
  vehnä
  grain

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  wheat /wiːt/
  froment

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  wheat /wˈiːt/ 
  1. गेहूँ
        "Wheat is good for health."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  wheat /wˈiːt/
  pšenica

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  wheat /wˈiːt/
  búza

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  wheat //wiːt// //ʍiːt// 
  gandum
  grain

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  wheat /wˈiːt/
  frumento

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  wheat //wiːt// //ʍiːt// 
  小麦, コムギ
  grain

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  wheat /wiːt/
  triticum

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  wheat /wiːt/
  kviečiai

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  wheat /wiːt/
  tarwe, weit

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  wheat //wiːt// //ʍiːt// 
  hvete
  grain

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  wheat /wi:t/ 
    pszenica

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  wheat /wiːt/ 
  trigo

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  wheat /wiːt/
  trigo

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  wheat //wiːt// //ʍiːt// 
  vete
  grain

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  wheat /wˈiːt/ 
  
  ngano

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  wheat /wˈiːt/
  1. buğday
  2. buğday fidanı. wheat beetle buğday biti. wheat belt buğday yetiştiren mıntıka. wheat rust buğdaypası. wheat'en  buğdaydan yapılmış, buğdaya ait.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈhwit/, /ˈwit/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  89 Moby Thesaurus words for "wheat":
     Bengal grass, English rye grass, Italian rye grass,
     Kentucky bluegrass, alfilaria, bamboo, barley, beach grass,
     beard grass, bent, bent grass, bird seed, black bent, bluegrass,
     bog grass, bran, buckwheat, buffalo grass, bulrush, bunch grass,
     canary grass, cane, cat food, chicken feed, chop, corn,
     cotton grass, crab grass, dog food, eatage, ensilage,
     feather grass, feed, flyaway grass, fodder, forage,
     four-leaved grass, grain, grasses, hassock grass, hay, horsetail,
     little quaking grass, lovegrass, maize, mash, meadow fescue,
     meadow foxtail, meadow grass, meal, millet, myrtle grass, oats,
     paddy, palm-leaved grass, pampas grass, papyrus, pasturage,
     pasture, peppergrass, pet food, provender, reed, ribbon grass,
     rice, rush, rye, scratch, scratch feed, scutch, sedge, sesame,
     sesame grass, silage, slops, sorghum, straw, striped grass,
     sugar cane, swill, switch grass, sword grass, tufted hair grass,
     wild oats, wire grass, woolly beard grass, worm grass, zebra grass,
     zoysia
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 小麦;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 麦子,小麦

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