wheat germ

noun

embryo or nucleus of the wheat kernel.

Meanings

nounwheat germ (uncountable)
  1. uncountableembryo or nucleus of the wheat kernel.

Translations

Bulgarian пшени́чен заро́диш
  • пшени́чен заро́диш (pšeníčen zaródiš)embryo of the wheat kernel
Finnish vehnänalkio
  • vehnänalkioembryo of the wheat kernel
French germe de blé
  • germe de bléembryo of the wheat kernel
German Weizenkeim
  • Weizenkeimembryo of the wheat kernel
Hungarian búzacsíra
  • búzacsíraembryo of the wheat kernel
Italian germe di grano
  • germe di granoembryo of the wheat kernel
Japanese 小麦胚芽
  • 小麦胚芽 (komúgi-haiga)embryo of the wheat kernel
Portuguese gérmen de trigo
  • gérmen de trigoembryo of the wheat kernel
Russian пшени́чный заро́дыш
  • пшени́чный заро́дыш (pšeníčnyj zaródyš)embryo of the wheat kernel
Spanish germen de trigo
  • germen de trigoembryo of the wheat kernel
Swedish vetegrodd
  • vetegroddembryo of the wheat kernel
Cite this entry
APA

wheat germ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheat%20germ

MLA

“wheat germ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheat%20germ. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheat germ,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheat%20germ.

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