WHEAT GERM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("wheat germ" is a kind of...):

aliment; alimentation; nourishment; nutriment; nutrition; sustenance; victuals (a source of materials to nourish the body)

Holonyms ("wheat germ" is a part of...):

wheat; wheat berry (grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour)

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