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wheat germ

wheat germ noun: embryo or nucleus of the wheat kernel.

wheat germ: embryo or nucleus of the wheat kernel
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Noun

wheat germ (uncountable)

  1. embryo or nucleus of the wheat kernel.

Questions about wheat germ

What does wheat germ mean?
Wheat germ means embryo or nucleus of the wheat kernel.
What part of speech is wheat germ?
Wheat germ is a noun.

Words near wheat germ in the dictionary

  1. wheat bug
  2. wheat flies
  3. wheat flour
  4. wheat flours
  5. wheat fly
  6. wheat germ
  7. wheat meat
  8. wheat midge
  9. wheat midges
  10. wheat mildew
  11. wheat paste

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