Triticum durum

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Triticum durum
    n 1: 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
         [syn: {durum}, {durum wheat}, {hard wheat}, {Triticum
         durum}, {Triticum turgidum}, {macaroni wheat}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

maccaroni wheat \maccaroni wheat\ n.
   A type of wheat ({Triticum durum}) with hard dark-colored
   kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown
   especially in South Russia, North Africa, and North central
   North America.

   Syn: durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, {Triticum durum},
        {Triticum turgidum}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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