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durum wheat

[ doo r-uh m, dyoo r- ]
/ ˈdʊər əm, ˈdyʊər- /
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noun

a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta.

Words related to durum wheat

grass, cereal, spelt, gluten, semolina

Words nearby durum wheat

durry, durrës, durst, duruflé, durum, durum wheat, duryea, durzi, durán, duse, dushanbe

Origin of durum wheat

1905–10; < New Latin, the earlier specific epithet. See dure1
Also called du·rum, macaroni wheat.
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durum

durum wheat

/ (ˈdjʊərəm) /

noun

a variety of wheat, Triticum durum, with a high gluten content, cultivated mainly in the Mediterranean region, and used chiefly to make pastas

Word Origin for durum

C20: short for New Latin trīticum dūrum, literally: hard wheat
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