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• wheat ear — noun An ear of wheat • • • Main Entry: ↑wheat …   Useful english dictionary

• Wheat mildew — may be ranked as a wheat disease which affects the ear, and is brought on by causes somewhat similar to those which occasion blight, though at a more advanced period of the season. If this disorder comes on immediately after the first appearance… …   Wikipedia

• ear-cockle — earˈ cockle noun A disease of wheat caused by a threadworm (genus Tylenchus) • • • Main Entry: ↑ear * * * ear cockle (ˈɪəˌkɒk(ə)l) [? f. ear n.2 + cockle in some sense, perhaps the name of the weed.] ‘A disease of wheat and other graminaceous… …   Useful english dictionary

• ear — W2S2 [ıə US ır] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your body)¦ 2¦(hearing)¦ 3¦(grain)¦ 4 smile/grin etc from ear to ear 5 6 a sympathetic ear 7 close/shut your ears to something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• WHEAT — WHEAT, grain belonging to the genus Triticum, of which many species exist. Several species of Triticum are grown in Israel, some called ḥittah (pl. ḥittim) and others kussemet, kusmin, and shippon (for this identification see five species ). (1)… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• ear — [ ır ] noun *** 1. ) count one of the two parts at the sides of your head that you hear with: He whispered something in her ear. 2. ) singular the ability to hear and judge sounds: She has a very good ear for music. 3. ) count the part at the top …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• wheat-ear stitch — noun A fancy stitch in embroidery • • • Main Entry: ↑wheat …   Useful english dictionary

• Ear — Ear, n. [AS. ear; akin to D. aar, OHG. ahir, G. [ a]hre, Icel., Sw., & Dan. ax, Goth. ahs. ???. Cf. {Awn}, {Edge}.] The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels. [1913 Webster] First the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wheat|ear — «HWEET IHR», noun. a small bird related to the thrushes and stonechat, brown with a black and white tail, that frequents open ground in the northern parts of North America, Europe, and Asia; fallow chat …   Useful english dictionary

• ear|cock|le — «IHR KOK uhl», noun. a disease of wheat caused by a small nematode worm …   Useful english dictionary

• Wheat — This article is about the plant. For other uses, see Wheat (disambiguation). Wheat Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranke …   Wikipedia