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emmer

[ em-er ]

noun

  1. one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum turgidum dicoccon, having a two-grained spikelet, now grown in limited areas of Europe, Asia, and the western U.S.


emmer

/ ˈɛmə /

noun

  1. a variety of wheat, Triticum dicoccum, grown in mountainous parts of Europe as a cereal crop and for livestock food: thought to be an ancestor of many other varieties of wheat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of emmer1

1905–10; < German; Middle High German emer, Old High German amari, by-form of amar(o) (> German Amelkorn “emmer”); yellowhammer
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Word History and Origins

Origin of emmer1

C20: from German; related to Old High German amari spelt
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Example Sentences

After them built Sadoc the son of Emmer over against his house.

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