1. a cereal grain that is ground to make flour for bread, pasta, and other foods
2. the plant that produces this grain, widely cultivated as a food crop

Examples

• The farmer harvested wheat from his fields in late summer.
• Bread is made from wheat flour.
• Kansas produces more wheat than any other state.
• The wheat grew tall and golden in the sun.
• She bought whole wheat bread at the grocery store.
• The price of wheat affects food costs worldwide.
• Ancient civilizations first cultivated wheat thousands of years ago.