Wheat vs. Rye

Wheatnoun

(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

Wheatnoun

(uncountable) A light brown colour, like that of wheat.

Wheatadjective

Wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.

Wheatnoun

A cereal grass (Triticum vulgare) and its grain, which furnishes a white flour for bread, and, next to rice, is the grain most largely used by the human race.

Wheatnoun

annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

Wheatnoun

grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour

Wheatnoun

a cereal which is the most important kind grown in temperate countries, the grain of which is ground to make flour for bread, pasta, pastry, etc.

Wheatnoun

the grain of wheat.

Wheat

Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain which is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus Triticum; the most widely grown is common wheat (T. aestivum).

Ryenoun

A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder.

Ryenoun

The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained.

Ryenoun

Rye bread.

Ryenoun

Rye whiskey.

Ryenoun

Caraway (from the mistaken assumption that the whole seeds, often used to season rye bread, are the rye itself)

Ryenoun

Ryegrass, any of the species of Lolium.

Ryenoun

A disease of hawks.

Ryenoun

A grain yielded by a hardy cereal grass (Secale cereale), closely allied to wheat; also, the plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff used by man.

Ryenoun

A disease in a hawk.

Ryenoun

the seed of the cereal grass

Ryenoun

hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement

Ryenoun

whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt

Rye

Rye (Secale cereale) is a grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop and a forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe (Triticeae) and is closely related to both wheat (Triticum) and barley (genus Hordeum).