soft wheat

noun

a wheat characterized by soft, starchy kernels that yield a flour used in making pastry, breakfast cereals, etc.

Origin of soft wheat

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby soft wheat

soft touch, soft tree fern, soft tubercle, soft ulcer, soft wart, soft wheat, soft-bill, soft-boil, soft-boiled, soft-centred, soft-coated wheaten terrier

British Dictionary definitions for soft wheat

soft wheat

noun

a type of wheat with soft kernels and a high starch content