durum wheat
[ doo r-uh m, dyoo r- ]
/ ˈdʊər əm, ˈdyʊər- /
noun
a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta.
Also called
du·rum,
macaroni wheat.
Origin of durum wheat
1905–10; < New Latin, the earlier specific epithet. See
dure1
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British Dictionary definitions for durum
durum
durum wheat
/ (ˈdjʊərəm) /
noun
a variety of wheat, Triticum durum, with a high gluten content, cultivated mainly in the Mediterranean region, and used chiefly to make pastas
Word Origin for durum
C20: short for New Latin
trīticum dūrum, literally: hard wheat