triticale
[ trit-i-key-lee ]
/ ˌtrɪt ɪˈkeɪ li /
noun
a hybrid produced by crossing wheat, Triticum aestivum, and rye, Secale cereale.
Origin of triticale
1935–40; < New Latin
Triti(cum) wheat + (
Se)cale rye
Words nearby triticale
tritanopia,
trite,
tritheism,
trithing,
tritiate,
triticale,
triticum,
tritium,
tritoma,
triton,
triton tumor
British Dictionary definitions for triticale
triticale
/ (ˌtrɪtɪˈkɑːlɪ) /
noun
a fertile hybrid cereal, a cross between wheat (Triticum) and rye (Secale), produced by polyploidy
Word Origin for triticale
C20: from
Tritic (
um) + (
Sec)
ale