DURUM WHEAT


Meaning of DURUM WHEAT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdu̇r-əm-, ˈdyu̇r-, ˈdər-əm-, ˈdə-rəm- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin durum, from Latin, neuter of durus hard

Date: circa 1903

: a wheat ( Triticum durum ) that yields a glutenous flour used especially in pasta — called also durum

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