Wheat

Wheat is a grass

Poaceae

The true grasses are monocotyledon [i]ous plant [i]s in the Family Poaceae, also known as Gram ...

that is cultivated worldwide. Globally, it is the most important human food grain and ranks second in total production as a cereal crop

Cereal

Cereal crops [i] are mostly grasses [i] cultivated for their edible grains or seed [i] ...

behind maize

Maize

Maize , also known as corn, is a cereal [i] grain [i] that was domesticated in Mesoamerica [i]. ...

; the third being rice

Rice

Rice refers to two species of grass [i], native to tropical and subtropical southern & southeas ...

. Wheat grain

Caryopsis

In botany [i], a caryopsis is a type of simple dry fruit [i] — one that is monocarpelate a ...

is a staple food used to make flour

Flour

An ingredient used in many food [i]s, flour is a fine powder made from cereal [i]s or other starch [i]y ...

for leavened, flat and steamed breads; cookies, cakes, pasta, noodles and couscous; and for fermentation to make beer

Beer

Beer is one of the world's oldest alcoholic beverage [i]s, possibly brewed for the first time over 10,00 ...

, alcohol

Alcohol

In chemistry [i], an alcohol is any organic compound [i] in which a hydroxyl [i] group [i] ...

, vodka

Vodka

Vodka is typically a color [i]less liquor [i], usually distilled [i] from fermented [i] ...

or biofuel

Biofuel

Biofuel is any fuel [i] that is derived from biomass [i] recently living organism [i]s or their metabol ...

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Wheat is a grass