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

Cover crops like winter wheat are grown in the off season, to help bind the soil together and stop it being washed away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

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

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

From BBC ● May 29, 2024

On Monday, the agriculture ministry quoted survey data as showing that farmers could indeed cut the area of winter wheat sowing, while increasing the area of winter rape for 2024 to a record high level.

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