emmer

[ em-er ]
/ ˈɛm ər /

noun

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.

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Also called farro, two-grained spelt.

Origin of emmer

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

Words nearby emmer

emmenagogue, emmenia, emmeniopathy, emmenthal, emmenthaler, emmer, emmet, emmetropia, emmett, emmy, emmylou
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British Dictionary definitions for emmer

emmer
/ (ˈɛmə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for emmer

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