DURUM WHEAT


Meaning of DURUM WHEAT in English

[ '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'.

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