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noun
a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta.
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durum
species of wheat, 1908, from L. durum, neut. of durus "hard" (see endure). The seeds are tough.
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durum
(species Triticum durum), hard wheat (q.v.) producing a glutenous flour. The purified middlings of durum wheat are known as semolina, used for pasta products
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