witi
1. (loan) (noun) wheat.
I runga i te iti o te kānga o tēnei tau ka nui te utu mō te witi hei whāngai pīkaokao. / Due to the scarcity of corn this year, the price for wheat to feed poultry is high.
See also whiti
2. (loan) (noun) grain, cereal, corn (i.e. any cereal).
Nā i te hāpati ka haere ia rā waenga witi; ā katohia ana e ana ākonga ngā puku witi, kainga ake, he mea kōmukumuku ki te ringa (PT Ruka 6:1). / And it came to pass on the second Sabbath after the first, that He went through some grainfields; and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating the grain.
