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durum wheat

durum wheat noun: triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.

durum wheat: triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to...
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Noun

durum wheat (countable and uncountable, plural durum wheats)

  1. Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.
    Antonyms:
    soft wheat

durum wheat meaning in Vietnamese

durum wheat in Vietnamese

hard variety of wheat
lúa mì cứng

Synonyms of durum wheat

Antonyms

Forms of durum wheat

pluraldurum wheats

Origin of durum wheat

From Latin dūrum (“hard”) and wheat.

Questions about durum wheat

What does durum wheat mean?
Durum wheat means triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.
What is durum wheat in Vietnamese?
Durum wheat in Vietnamese is lúa mì cứng. See Durum wheat meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is durum wheat?
Durum wheat is a noun.
What is the plural of durum wheat?
The plural of durum wheat is durum wheats.

Words near durum wheat in the dictionary

  1. durty
  2. Duru
  3. durukuli
  4. durukulis
  5. durum
  6. durum wheat
  7. durum wheats
  8. durumagi
  9. durums
  10. Durus
  11. durustoll

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