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

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

The 50-year-old sixth-generation farmer estimates he has lost between £55,000 and £65,000 worth of oil seed rape, winter wheat and barley to flooding after Storm Babet hit last week.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

The price of soft red winter wheat, traded in Chicago and used for cookies and specialty products, rose 8.5%.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2023

Kansas, one of the largest sources of hard red winter wheat, is projected to have a historically weak crop this year due to drought conditions, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2023

Men and mounts alike were trotting by the time they reached the trees on the far side of the sodden field, where dead shoots of winter wheat rotted beneath the moon.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin