Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - wheat

 noun  Usage: often attributive  Etymology: Middle English whete, from Old English hw?te; akin to Old High German weizzi ~, hwiz, wiz white — more at white  Date: before 12th century  1. a cereal grain that yields a fine white flour used chiefly in breads, baked goods (as cakes and crackers), and pastas (as macaroni or spaghetti), and is important in animal feeds  2. any of various Old World annual grasses (genus Triticum, especially T. aestivum and T. turgidum) of wide climatic adaptability that are cultivated in most temperate areas for the ~ they yield  3. a light yellow