DURUM

durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum, macaroni wheat

(noun) wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

durum (usually uncountable, plural durums)

(often used attributively) Ellipsis of durum wheat.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

30 March 2025

EVANGELICAL

(adjective) of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament


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