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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of emmer¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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