Hypernyms for "wheat"
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Hypernyms
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bulghur
bulgur
bulgur wheat
common wheat
cracked wheat
durum
durum wheat
emmer
hard wheat
macaroni wheat
soft wheat
spelt
starch wheat
Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum spelta
Triticum dicoccum
Triticum dicoccum dicoccoides
Triticum durum
Triticum spelta
Triticum turgidum
two-grain spelt
wild emmer
wild wheat
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.