whole wheat

or whole-wheat

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noun
  1. Usually whole wheat . the complete kernel of wheat, including all of the germ and bran.

adjective
  1. prepared using the complete wheat kernel.

Origin of whole wheat

1
First recorded in 1875–80
  • Rarely whole·wheat .

Words Nearby whole wheat

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How to use whole wheat in a sentence

  • This sandwich may be made with white bread, brown bread, graham bread, or whole-wheat bread.

    Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • The tassels are a lot of little cases, on a fine stem; and in each little case is a grain of whole wheat.

    The Sandman: His Farm Stories | William J. Hopkins
  • And the little cases broke open and the grains of whole wheat fell out and dropped between the stalks to the barn floor.

    The Sandman: His Farm Stories | William J. Hopkins

British Dictionary definitions for whole-wheat

whole-wheat

adjective
  1. (of flour, bread, etc) made from the entire wheat kernel: Also called (esp in Britain and certain other countries): wholemeal

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