club wheat

noun

a wheat, Triticum compactum, characterized by compact, club-shaped spikes, used for making pastry flour and the like.

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Nearby words

club root, club sandwich, club soda, club sofa, club steak, club wheat, club-fist, club-foot, club-house, clubbable, clubbed

Origin of club wheat

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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