semolina n 1: milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta
Semolina \Sem`o*li"na\, n. [It. semolino, from semola bran, L. simila the finest wheat flour. Cf. {Semoule}, {Simnel}.] The purified fine, hard parts of durum wheat, derived mostly from the endosperm, rounded by the attrition of the millstones, -- used in cookery, such as in the preparation of Italian pasta. [1913 Webster]