Phrase guide

wheat germ

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

embryo or nucleus of the wheat kernel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals

History

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пшени́чен заро́диш (pšeníčen zaródiš) — embryo of the wheat kernel
  • Finnish: vehnänalkio — embryo of the wheat kernel
  • French: germe de blé — embryo of the wheat kernel
  • German: Weizenkeim — embryo of the wheat kernel
  • Hungarian: búzacsíra — embryo of the wheat kernel
  • Italian: germe di grano — embryo of the wheat kernel
  • Japanese: 小麦胚芽 (komúgi-haiga) — embryo of the wheat kernel
  • Portuguese: gérmen de trigo — embryo of the wheat kernel
  • Russian: пшени́чный заро́дыш (pšeníčnyj zaródyš) — embryo of the wheat kernel
  • Spanish: germen de trigo — embryo of the wheat kernel
  • Swedish: vetegrodd — embryo of the wheat kernel