[ 'djʊərəm ]
■ noun a kind of hard wheat grown in arid regions, yielding flour that is used to make pasta. [ Triticum durum .]
Origin
early 20th cent.: from L., neut. of durus 'hard'.
[ 'djʊərəm ]
■ noun a kind of hard wheat grown in arid regions, yielding flour that is used to make pasta. [ Triticum durum .]
Origin
early 20th cent.: from L., neut. of durus 'hard'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004