triticale

[ trit-i-key-lee ]
/ ˌtrɪt ɪˈkeɪ li /

noun

a hybrid produced by crossing wheat, Triticum aestivum, and rye, Secale cereale.

QUIZZES

PRACTICE SOME ESCAPISM WITH THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

We salute you if you remember all the doovers from Word of the Day between May 25 and May 31!
Question 1 of 7
salute
to call out to in order to stop, attract attention, ask aid, etc.
to wield power; exercise rule.
to express respect or praise for; honor; commend.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of triticale

1935–40; < New Latin Triti(cum) wheat + (Se)cale rye

Words nearby triticale

tritanopia, trite, tritheism, trithing, tritiate, triticale, triticum, tritium, tritoma, triton, triton tumor
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for triticale

triticale
/ (ˌtrɪtɪˈkɑːlɪ) /

noun

a fertile hybrid cereal, a cross between wheat (Triticum) and rye (Secale), produced by polyploidy

Word Origin for triticale

C20: from Tritic (um) + (Sec) ale
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