Wheats

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A term referring to the seeds or kernels obtained from the cereal grass, crucial in agriculture
2. The grains harvested from cultivated grass species used as a staple food source in many diets
3. The edible seeds produced by specific varieties of grass that are processed for consumption and various products

Etymology: "Wheats" is simply the plural of "wheat," so it refers to multiple kinds or lots of the grain. The root word traces back to Old English "hwǣte," which descends from a Proto-Germanic form, "hwaitijaz," built on the adjective meaning "white." The grain was named for the pale color of its seeds or the flour made from them, a naming pattern shared across Germanic languages: German "Weizen," Dutch "weit," and Swedish "vete" all come from the same ancestor.

Synonyms: grains, cereals, corns, barleys, ryes