Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: wheat germ  weet jurm
  1. Embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins
    "He sprinkled wheat germ on his yogurt for added nutrition"

Derived forms: wheat germs

Type of: aliment [archaic], nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals, vittles [archaic]

Part of: corn [Brit], wheat, wheat berry

Encyclopedia: Wheat germ