triticum

/ (ˈtrɪtɪkəm) /

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, triton tumor, tritone

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Example sentences from the Web for triticum

They live upon grasses, such as Triticum repens, Aira cæspitosa, and A. præcox.
The Butterflies of the British Isles|Richard South
For this purpose he selected the septate resting spores from Poa pratensis and Triticum repens.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
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
Dog Grass (Triticum caninum) is so called because Dogs take it medicinally as an aperient.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics|Richard Folkard

Bellis perennis and Sinapis arvensis were not to be confounded, and Triticum repens was a sure sign of a bad farmer.
Hodge and His Masters|Richard Jefferies

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