winter wheat

American  

noun

1. wheat that is planted in the autumn to be harvested in the spring or early summer.

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winter wheat British  

noun

1. a type of wheat that is planted in the autumn and is harvested the following summer

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Etymology

Origin of winter wheat

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

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winter wheat

Urea exported in June is used for winter wheat in the European Union and for corn and coffee in Brazil, for instance.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

Heading into the harvesting season for the key winter wheat crop, much of the western side of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Here the winter wheat, sown in autumn 2023, drowned under the long winter rains.

From BBC ● May 29, 2024

Ukraine is a traditional grower of winter wheat, which accounts for at least 95% of the country's overall wheat output.

From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2023

Farmers had finished harvesting their soybeans, milo, and alfalfa and had planted their winter wheat.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool