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durum

/ 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

Origin of durum¹

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

Durum hoc, sed perdura, nec cede malis sed contra audentior ito.

Macaroni Flour is made from durum wheat, according to Saunders a variety of hard, spring wheat.

Durum wheats are not generally considered as valuable for bread making as other hard wheat.

Three-fourths of the Nation's durum, a hardy wheat used in the making of macaroni, is raised here.

Mensque pati durum sustinet gra nihil—A mind diseased cannot bear anything harsh.

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