wheatgrass

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noun

Young grass of the common wheat plant, Triticum aestivum, used freshly juiced or dried into powder for animal and human consumption.

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Meanings

nounwheatgrass (usually uncountable, plural wheatgrasses)

plural wheatgrasses

  1. uncountableusuallyYoung grass of the common wheat plant, Triticum aestivum, used freshly juiced or dried into powder for animal and human consumption.
  2. uncountableusuallyA grass of the genus Agropyron, commonly known as crested-wheat grass.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna grass of the genus Agropyron

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grass

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From wheat + grass.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 小麥草 /小麦草, 小麥草 /小麦草
  • 小麥草 /小麦草 (xiǎomàicǎo)young grass of common wheat plant
  • 小麥草 /小麦草 (xiǎomàicǎo)Agropyron
Esperanto agropiro
  • agropiroAgropyron
Finnish vehnänoras, harjasvehnä
  • vehnänorasyoung grass of common wheat plant
  • harjasvehnäAgropyron
Greek σιτόχορτο, σιταρόχορτο
  • σιτόχορτο (sitóchorto)young grass of common wheat plant
  • σιταρόχορτο (sitaróchorto)young grass of common wheat plant
Italian agropiro
  • agropiroAgropyron
Cite this entry
APA

wheatgrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheatgrass

MLA

“wheatgrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheatgrass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheatgrass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheatgrass.

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