soft wheat
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soft wheat
n.
Any of several varieties of wheat having soft grains with high starch content and low gluten content, yielding flour especially suited to making cakes.
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soft wheat
n
(Agriculture) a type of wheat with soft kernels and a high starch content
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Noun 1. [画像:soft wheat - wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals]soft wheat - wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals
wheat - annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
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