EMMER


Meaning of EMMER in English

/em"euhr/ , n.

a wheat, Triticum turgidum dicoccon, having a two-grained spikelet, grown as a forage crop in Europe, Asia, and the western U.S.

[ 1905-10; emer, OHG amari, by-form of amar ( o ) ( > G Amelkorn emmer); cf. YELLOWHAMMER ]

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