em·mer  (ěm'ər)  n. A Eurasian wheat (Triticum dicoccum) first cultivated by the Babylonians and now widely grown as a cereal grain and as livestock feed. Also called starch wheat, two-grained spelt. [German, from Middle High German amer, emeri, from Old High German amaro.] |
| starch wheat n. See emmer. |