noun
embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins
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• Part Holonyms: ↑wheat, ↑wheat berry
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noun : the embryo or germ of the wheat kernel separated in milling flour and used in food products as a source of vitamins
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the embryo or nucleus of the wheat kernel, used in or on foods as a concentrated source of vitamins.
[1900-05]
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wheat germ noun
The vitamin-rich germ or embryo of wheat, part of a grain of wheat
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Main Entry: ↑wheat
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wheat germ,
a tiny, golden germ or embryo in the wheat kernel, separated in the milling of flour. It is rich in vitamins and is used as a cereal or food supplement.
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n. a nutritious foodstuff of a dry floury consistency consisting of the extracted embryos of grains of wheat
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noun [noncount]
: the center part of a grain of wheat which is eaten often as a source of vitamins and protein
Useful english dictionary. 2012.