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triticale

[ trit-i-key-lee ]

noun

  1. a hybrid produced by crossing wheat, Triticum aestivum, and rye, Secale cereale.


triticale

/ ˌtrɪtɪˈkɑːlɪ /

noun

  1. a fertile hybrid cereal, a cross between wheat ( Triticum ) and rye ( Secale ), produced by polyploidy


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Word History and Origins

Origin of triticale1

1935–40; < New Latin Triti ( cum ) wheat + ( Se ) cale rye

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Word History and Origins

Origin of triticale1

C20: from Tritic ( um ) + ( Sec ) ale

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