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einkorn
[ ahyn-kawrn ]
noun
- one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum monococcum, having a one-grained spikelet, now grown in limited areas of Europe and Asia.
einkorn
/ ˈaɪnˌkɔːn /
noun
- a variety of wheat, Triticum monococcum, of Greece and SW Asia, having pale red kernels, and cultivated in hilly regions as grain for horses
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Word History and Origins
Origin of einkorn1
C20: from German, literally: one kernel
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