[em-er] 
| a wheat, Triticum turgidum dicoccon, having a two-grained spikelet, grown as a forage crop in Europe, Asia, and the western U.S. |
| 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.] |
| two-grained spelt (tōō'grānd') n. See emmer. |