triticum

/ ˈtrɪtɪkəm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of triticum¹

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

Example Sentences

But I now think that all these suggested plants must give way in favour of the common Couch-grass (Triticum repens).

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For this purpose he selected the septate resting spores from Poa pratensis and Triticum repens.

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Dioscorides1825 distinguishes two sorts of zeia, which apparently answer to Triticum spelta and T. monococcum.

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Triticum, trit′i-kum, n. a genus of grasses including the varieties of wheat.

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It feeds on the juicy lower part of the stems of grasses, such as Triticum, but will also eat the leaves.

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