ˈemə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: German, from Old High German amari — more at yellowhammer
: a hard red wheat ( Triticum dicoccum ) having spikelets with two kernels that remain in the glumes after threshing and being grown in several varieties in Russia and Germany and to a limited extent in the United States as a stock feed ; broadly : any tetraploid wheat — compare spelt