whole-wheat

adjective

Of flour, prepared from all the constituents of the wheat grain.

“Near-synonym: wholemeal”

Meanings

adjectivewhole-wheat (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf flour, prepared from all the constituents of the wheat grain.

    Near-synonym: wholemeal

    Synonyms: wholemeal

  2. not comparableOf bread, etc., made from whole-wheat flour.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf flour, prepared from all the constituents of the wheat grain.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to or derived from wheat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 全麥 /全麦
  • 全麥 /全麦 (quánmài)of bread
Polish pełnoziarnisty
  • pełnoziarnistyof bread
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APA

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

MLA

“whole-wheat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whole-wheat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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