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