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.

RELATED WORDS

grass, cereal, spelt, gluten, semolina

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Origin of durum wheat

1905–10; < New Latin, the earlier specific epithet. See dure¹

Also called du·rum, macaroni wheat.

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Examples from the Web for durum

Durum wheats are not generally considered as valuable for bread making as other hard wheat.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder
Three-fourths of the Nation's durum, a hardy wheat used in the making of macaroni, is raised here.
North Dakota|Various
What is durum wheat flour, and how does it differ from other flour?
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder
Virtually all wheat grown in the country is a hard red winter wheat of good quality, somewhat softer than durum wheat.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

Macaroni Flour is made from durum wheat, according to Saunders a variety of hard, spring wheat.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder

British Dictionary definitions for durum

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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Word Origin and History for durum

durum

species of wheat, 1908, from Latin durum, neuter of durus "hard" (see endure). The seeds are tough.