wheat berry

noun

: an unprocessed whole kernel of wheat

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Kai's four-course menu includes dishes such as Celebration of Arizona Mushrooms, made with wheat berry and black garlic risotto, parsnip and apple puree, fungi and herb tea. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2024 But the Scottish salmon accompanied by local Hayden Mills wheat berry risotto, fava bean salad and caviar vinaigrette, and roasted jidori chicken with cilantro chimichurri and smashed fingerlings beg to be noticed. Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2021 White whole-wheat flour is milled from the hard white-wheat berry, as opposed to the hard red-wheat berries that are typically used for all-purpose flour or most whole-wheat flours. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 2022 Some to try: wheat berries, barley, spelt, quinoa, buckwheat and oats. Justin Ward, ExpressNews.com, 14 May 2020 See all Example Sentences for wheat berry 

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wheat berry was in 1848

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“Wheat berry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheat%20berry. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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