Emmer

Quick meaning: Emmer is a noun meaning Any of species Triticum dicoccum, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains.

Meaning

Any of species Triticum dicoccum, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains.

Example Sentences

Emmer Wheat or Farro Emmer wheat, T. turgidum dicoccum, was probably the second wheat to be cultivated. It grew in warmer climates than einkorn, and became the most important cultivated form from the Near East through northern Africa and Europe until early Roman times, when it was superseded by durum and bread wheats. But pockets of emmer cultivation survived in parts of Europe, and emmer is now widely available under its Italian name, farro.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for emmer

Depending on context, synonyms include far, farro.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wheat, triticum, spelt, amelcorn, farro, tritordeum.

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