einkorn

American  

[ahyn-kawrn] / ˈaɪn kɔrn /

noun

1. one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum monococcum, having a one-grained spikelet, now grown in limited areas of Europe and Asia.

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einkorn British  

/ ˈaɪnˌkɔːn /

noun

1. a variety of wheat, Triticum monococcum, of Greece and SW Asia, having pale red kernels, and cultivated in hilly regions as grain for horses

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Etymology

Origin of einkorn

1900–05; < German, equivalent to ein one + Korn “grain”

Example Sentences

The researchers used five flours that included gluten: unbleached all-purpose flour, red turkey wheat, emmer, rye and einkorn; and five gluten-free flours: teff, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and amaranth.

From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2023

Researchers are still studying this, but the bottom line is that einkorn still contains gluten, so it’s not appropriate for people with celiac disease.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2022

Flours made of rye, spelt, einkorn, emmer — the possibilities are endless.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2022

The Iceman’s last meal was balanced with grains from einkorn wheat and traces of a genus of toxic ferns called bracken.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 12, 2018

Of course, not all pieces of the package spread to all those outlying areas: for example, Egypt was too warm for einkorn wheat to become established.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond