durum wheat

[door-uhm, dyoor-]

durum wheat

[door-uhm, dyoor-]
noun
a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta.
Also called du·rum, macaroni wheat.


Origin:
1905–10; < Neo-Latin, the earlier specific epithet. See dure1
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durum or durum wheat (ˈdjʊərəm)
 
n
a variety of wheat, Triticum durum, with a high gluten content, cultivated mainly in the Mediterranean region, and used chiefly to make pastas
 
[C20: short for New Latin trīticum dūrum, literally: hard wheat]
 
durum wheat or durum wheat
 
n
 
[C20: short for New Latin trīticum dūrum, literally: hard wheat]

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durum wheat

(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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