hard wheat
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noun
a wheat, as durum wheat, characterized by flinty, dark-colored kernels that yield a flour used in making bread, macaroni, etc.
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Origin of hard wheat
First recorded in 1805–15
Words nearby hard wheat
hardware, hardware cloth, hardware platform, hard water, hardwearing, hard wheat, Hardwick, Hardwick Hall, hard-wired, hardwiring, hardwood
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hard wheat
noun
a type of wheat with hard kernels, yielding a strong flour and used for bread, macaroni, etc
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