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wheat berry

/wit ˌbɛri/
/hwit ˌbɛri/
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Other forms: wheat berries

Definitions of wheat berry
  1. noun
    a grain of wheat
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    type of:
    caryopsis, grain
    dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
  2. noun
    grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour
    synonyms: wheat
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    types:
    bulghur, bulgur, bulgur wheat
    parched crushed wheat
    cracked wheat
    grains of wheat that have been crushed into small pieces
    type of:
    cereal, food grain, grain
    foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
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