wholegrain

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noun

A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.

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Meanings

nounwholegrain (plural wholegrains)

plural wholegrains · alternative whole grain · alternative whole-grain

  1. A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.

    Best sources lean red meat, poultry, fish, dark green, leafy vegetables and wholegrain cereals.

    2009 January 25, By Joanna Hall, “Teen tips for healthy eating”, in Herald Sun

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wholemeal

Origin

From whole + grain.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic حَبَّة كَامِلَة
  • حَبَّة كَامِلَةcereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Basque osoko
  • osokocereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Bulgarian пълнозъ́рнест
  • пълнозъ́рнест (pălnozắrnest)cereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Chinese Mandarin 全麥 /全麦, 全穀物 /全谷物
  • 全麥 /全麦 (quánmài)cereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
  • 全穀物 /全谷物 (quángǔwù)cereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Czech celozrnný
  • celozrnnýcereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Dutch volkoren
  • volkorencereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Finnish täysjyvä
  • täysjyväcereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
French entier, grain entier
  • entiercereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
  • grain entiercereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
German Vollkorn
  • Vollkorncereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Hungarian teljes kiőrlésű, korpás
  • teljes kiőrlésűcereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
  • korpáscereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Italian integrale
  • integralecereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Japanese 全粒
  • 全粒 (zenryū)cereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Māori pata tikitū
  • pata tikitūcereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Polish żywność pełnoziarnista
  • żywność pełnoziarnistacereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Romanian integral
  • integralcereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Russian це́льное зерно́, цельнозерново́й
  • це́льное зерно́ (célʹnoje zernó)cereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
  • цельнозерново́й (celʹnozernovój)cereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
  • це́льный (célʹnyj)cereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Spanish integral
  • integralcereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Swedish fullkorn, fullkorns-
  • fullkorncereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
  • fullkorns-cereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Vietnamese ngũ cốc nguyên cám
  • ngũ cốc nguyên cámcereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran
Cite this entry
APA

wholegrain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wholegrain

MLA

“wholegrain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wholegrain. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wholegrain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wholegrain.

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