triticum

/ (ˈtrɪtɪkəm) /

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noun

any annual cereal grass of the genus Triticum, which includes the wheats

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Word Origin for triticum

C19: Latin, literally: wheat, probably from tritum, supine of terere to grind

Words nearby triticum

trite, tritheism, trithing, tritiate, triticale, triticum, tritium, tritoma, triton, tritone, tritonia

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How to use triticum in a sentence

But I now think that all these suggested plants must give way in favour of the common Couch-grass (Triticum repens).
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
For this purpose he selected the septate resting spores from Poa pratensis and Triticum repens.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
Dioscorides1825 distinguishes two sorts of zeia, which apparently answer to Triticum spelta and T. monococcum.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle
Triticum, trit′i-kum, n. a genus of grasses including the varieties of wheat.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

It feeds on the juicy lower part of the stems of grasses, such as Triticum, but will also eat the leaves.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series|Richard South