wild wheat

/waɪld wit/
/waɪld hwit/
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Definitions of wild wheat
  1. noun
    found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat
    synonyms: Triticum dicoccum dicoccoides, wild emmer
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    type of:
    wheat
    annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
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