triticale

[ trit-i-key-lee ]

noun
  1. a hybrid produced by crossing wheat, Triticum aestivum, and rye, Secale cereale.

Origin of triticale

1
1935–40; <New Latin Triti(cum) wheat + (Se)cale rye

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British Dictionary definitions for triticale

triticale

/ (ˌtrɪtɪˈkɑːlɪ) /


noun
  1. a fertile hybrid cereal, a cross between wheat (Triticum) and rye (Secale), produced by polyploidy

Origin of triticale

1
C20: from Tritic (um) + (Sec) ale

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