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English
Etymology
From wheat + -y.
Pronunciation
Adjective
wheaty (comparative wheatier, superlative wheatiest)
- Resembling, or tasting of, wheat.
- Near-synonym: wheatlike
- a wheaty flavor
loaded with wheaty goodness
1916 March 25, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Inventory of seeds and plants imported by the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction during the period from October 1 to December 31, 1913, number 37 (Nos. 36259 to 36936), page 70:36826. "Barakawi is the great food staple and export date and is said to reach Cairo under the name Ibrimu, though there may be a distinct variety of this name. It is 2½ inches long or longer, narrow, tapering from base to apex; dull purplish red; it dries bone hard, but is sweet and of a wheaty flavor; said to resist the weevil and to keep two or three years. The people say that these dates put in a tightly closed vessel of water a day or two become as good as fresh dates and that the water makes a very pleasant drink. Governor Jackson informs me that this date is much sought as a food supply by pilgrims journeying to Mecca, on account of its excellent carrying and keeping qualities."
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