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India wheat

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noun

  1. a buckwheat, Fagopyrum tataricum, of India, having loose clusters of greenish or yellowish flowers, grown for soil improvement.


Etymology

Origin of India wheat

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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Between 1960 and 2015 in India, wheat production more than trebled, and rice production increased by 800% while millet production remained stagnant at low levels.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2021

More than three-fourths of the India wheat crop is grown on little patches of ground only a few feet square, and sold in the local markets.

From Modern India by Curtis, William Eleroy

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