Noun
A genus of grasses including the various species of wheat.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA comparison of the effects of micronutrient seed priming and soil fertilization on the mineral nutrition of chickpea (Cicer arietinum), lentil (Lens culinaris), rice (Oryza sativa) and wheat (Triticum acstiyum) in Nepal. Source: Internet
The wild and domesticated forms are either considered separate species, as here, or as subspecies: Triticum monococcum subsp. boeoticum (wild) and T. monococcum subsp. monococcum (domesticated). Source: Internet
This complex structure can be seen in the image on the right, portraying a wheat (Triticum aestivum) spikelet. Source: Internet