notwheat

English

Etymology

not +‎ wheat

Noun

notwheat (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) unbearded wheat
   • 1609, Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall. […], new edition, London: […] B. Law, […]; Penzance, Cornwall: J. Hewett, published 1769, →OCLC:

     Notwheate, so termed, because it is vnbearded […]

References

“notwheat”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.