EINKORN


Meaning of EINKORN in English

[ 'ʌɪnkɔ:n ]

■ noun an old kind of wheat with small bearded ears and spikelets that each contain one slender grain, now rarely grown. [ Triticum monococcum .]

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Ger., from ein 'one' + Korn 'seed'.

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