Wheat vs Oat - What's the difference?
wheat | oat |
(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.
wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.
(uncountable) Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa .
(countable) Any of the numerous species, varieties, or cultivars of any of several similar grain plants in genus Avena .
(usually, as plural) The seeds of the oat, harvested as a food crop.
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
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(wikipedia wheat) (Triticum)Noun
Adjective
(-)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 wheatSee also
* aleurone * bulgur * dermatitis herpetiformis * einkorn * emmer * farina * flour * frumentaceous * frumenty * leghorn * pani puri * semolina * spelt * tabbouleh * udon * zein *oat
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(wikipedia oat)Noun
- The oat stalks made good straw.
- The main forms of oat are meal and bran.
- World trade in oat is increasing.
- The wild red oat''' is thought to be the ancestor of modern food '''oats .