emmer

[ em-er ]

noun
  1. one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum turgidum dicoccon, having a two-grained spikelet, now grown in limited areas of Europe, Asia, and the western U.S.

Origin of emmer

1
1905–10; <German; Middle High German emer, Old High German amari, by-form of amar(o) (>German Amelkorn “emmer”); cf. yellowhammer
  • Also called farro, two-grained spelt .

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emmer

/ (ˈɛmə) /


noun
  1. a variety of wheat, Triticum dicoccum, grown in mountainous parts of Europe as a cereal crop and for livestock food: thought to be an ancestor of many other varieties of wheat

Origin of emmer

1
C20: from German; related to Old High German amari spelt

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