emmer
[ em-er ]
/ ˈɛm ər /
noun
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.
Also called
farro,
two-grained spelt.
Origin of emmer
1905–10; < German; Middle High German
emer, Old High German
amari, by-form of
amar(o) (> German
Amelkorn “emmer”); cf.
yellowhammer
Words nearby emmer
emmenagogue,
emmenia,
emmeniopathy,
emmenthal,
emmenthaler,
emmer,
emmet,
emmetropia,
emmett,
emmy,
emmylou
Example sentences from the Web for emmer
After them built Sadoc the son of Emmer over against his house.
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British Dictionary definitions for emmer
emmer
/ (ˈɛmə) /
noun
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
Word Origin for emmer
C20: from German; related to Old High German
amari spelt