# wheatgrass

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #67,168

## Definitions
1. Young grass of the common wheat plant, Triticum aestivum, used freshly juiced or dried into powder for animal and human consumption.
2. A grass of the genus Agropyron, commonly known as crested-wheat grass.

## Etymology
From wheat + grass.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wheatgrass