soft wheat

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noun

a wheat characterized by soft, starchy kernels that yield a flour used in making pastry, breakfast cereals, etc.

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Origin of soft wheat

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby soft wheat

soft ulcer, software, software house, software platform, soft wart, soft wheat, softwood, softy, SOGAT, Sogdian, Sogdiana

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And Christopher Walken warbling and doing a little soft-shoe?
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The delicious soft rains set in early, promising a good grain year.
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British Dictionary definitions for soft wheat

soft wheat

noun

a type of wheat with soft kernels and a high starch content

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