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Wheat vs Oat - What's the difference?

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In countable|lang=en terms the difference between wheat and oat

is that wheat is (countable) any of several cereal grains, of the genus triticum , that yields flour as used in bakery while oat is (countable) any of the numerous species, varieties, or cultivars of any of several similar grain plants in genus avena .

In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between wheat and oat

is that wheat is (uncountable) a light brown colour, like that of wheat while oat is (uncountable) widely cultivated cereal grass, typically avena sativa .

As nouns the difference between wheat and oat

is that wheat is (countable) any of several cereal grains, of the genus triticum , that yields flour as used in bakery while oat is (uncountable) widely cultivated cereal grass, typically avena sativa .

As an adjective wheat

is wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.

wheat

English

(wikipedia wheat) (Triticum)

Noun

  • (countable) any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum , that yields flour as used in bakery.
  • (uncountable) a light brown colour, like that of wheat.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.
  • Derived terms

    * buckwheat * cracked wheat * durum wheat * hard wheat * Marquis wheat * separate the wheat from the chaff * shredded wheat * soft wheat * starch wheat * wheat belt * wheat bread * wheat flour * wheat germ * wheat rust * wheatear * wheaten * wheaten terrier * wheatgrass * wheatland * wheatmeal * wheatworm * whole-wheat * winter wheat

    See also

    * aleurone * bulgur * dermatitis herpetiformis * einkorn * emmer * farina * flour * frumentaceous * frumenty * leghorn * pani puri * semolina * spelt * tabbouleh * udon * zein *

    oat

    English

    (wikipedia oat)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa .
  • The oat stalks made good straw.
    The main forms of oat are meal and bran.
    World trade in oat is increasing.
  • (countable) Any of the numerous species, varieties, or cultivars of any of several similar grain plants in genus Avena .
  • The wild red oat''' is thought to be the ancestor of modern food '''oats .
  • (usually, as plural) The seeds of the oat, harvested as a food crop.
  • Derived terms

    * animated oat * oatmeal * rolled oats * be off one's oats * feel one's oats * sow one's wild oats * wild red oat

    See also

    * bran

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