WHOLE-WHEAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does whole-wheat mean? 

• WHOLE-WHEAT (adjective)
  The adjective WHOLE-WHEAT has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or derived from wheat

  Familiarity information: WHOLE-WHEAT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHOLE-WHEAT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or derived from wheat

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

wheaten; whole-wheat; wholemeal

Context example:

wheaten bread

Pertainym:

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

 Context examples 

A human nutrition study reaffirms the health benefits of substituting refined-grain products like white bread with whole-grain foods like whole-wheat bread, oatmeal, barley, rye, and brown or wild rice.

(Whole Grains Deliver on Health Benefits, U.S. Department of Agriculture)