triticum spelta

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feedSynonyms: speltTriticum aestivum spelta
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Spelt \Spelt\, n. [AS. spelt, fr. L. spelta.] (Bot.) A species of grain (Triticum Spelta) much cultivated for food in Germany and Switzerland; -- called also German wheat. [1913 Webster]
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