wheat germ

noun

: the center part of a grain of wheat which is eaten often as a source of vitamins and protein

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: the embryo of the wheat kernel separated in milling and used especially as a source of vitamins and protein

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1881

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noun \ˈhwēt-, ˈwēt-\

: the embryo of the wheat kernel separated in milling and used especially as a source of vitamins and protein

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