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wheat ![click to hear : wheat click to hear : wheat](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Cereal cultivated for its grain, important in producing food, especially foodstuffs such as flour, bread and semolina.
wheat: spike ![click to hear : wheat: spike click to hear : wheat: spike](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
The spike is composed of a main axis bearing seeds without a pedicel; the seeds are clustered at the stem’s apex.
section of a grain of wheat ![click to hear : section of a grain of wheat click to hear : section of a grain of wheat](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
A grain of wheat is a small dry fruit whose single grain is fused to its casing; the varieties differ in size, shape and color.
seed coat ![click to hear : seed coat click to hear : seed coat](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Protective many-layered casing covering the starch and the germ; once separated from the grain, it is known as bran.
germ ![click to hear : germ click to hear : germ](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
The plant’s embryo, located in the lower part of the grain; after germination, it enables a new plant to grow.
starch ![click to hear : starch click to hear : starch](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Part of the grain where the nutrients required for germ growth are stored; the starch can be ground into flour.
brush ![click to hear : brush click to hear : brush](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Remnant of the flower’s stigmas; they resemble a tuft of hair atop the grain.