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common wheat

common wheat

2.3
A grain plant that people grow widely for flour used in bread and pasta
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑːmən wiːt/
translation icon : trigo común
  • In the bakery, the chef used common wheat flour to create delicious pastries.

Examples

  • "Leaf rust is the most common wheat disease in the United States and worldwide, causing yearly losses in all wheat classes," Kolmer says.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The farmer decided to plant common wheat this year for its excellent yield.

  • Bread made from common wheat is a staple in many households around the world.

Synonyms

wheat
vscommon wheat
230 1.0

A common farm plant whose grain is ground to make flour

is the specific widely cultivated species grown in temperate regions for commercial grain
Triticum aestivum
vscommon wheat
  • Specialized
6.9

A common type of wheat grown for grain used to make bread and pasta

emphasizes temperate region cultivation and the grain's commercial importance

How Common

common wheat
2.3

Surface Forms

common wheat singular
common wheats plural

Morphology

common + wheat

The meaning is directly compositional: 'common' (widely occurring/widely cultivated) modifies 'wheat' (the cereal), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a widely grown type of wheat. There is no idiomatic shift or metaphorical meaning, and the construction is cross-linguistically transparent.

Etymology

Common wheat is a name from farming. Common means 'ordinary' and wheat is the grain people grow for bread, so the name points to the usual, widely grown wheat used for most flour today.