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durum wheat
[doo
r-uhm, dyoor-] 
–noun
| a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta. |
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Language Translation for : Durum
| Spanish: | circunstancia, | German: | der Umstand, | Japanese: | 事情 |
| du·rum
(dŏŏr'əm, dyŏŏr'-, dûr'-, dŭr'-) Pronunciation Key
n. A hardy wheat (Triticum turgidum, formerly T. durum) used chiefly in making pasta. [From Latin dūrum, neuter of dūrus, hard; see deru- in Indo-European roots.] |
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durum
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| durum | |
noun | |
| wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America |
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