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triticale

Syllables: trit·i·ca·le/ˌtɹɪtɪˈkeɪli/

triticale noun: a grain crop, a hybrid of wheat and rye, that gives a high yield.

triticale: a grain crop, a hybrid of wheat and rye, that gives a high yield
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Noun

triticale (countable and uncountable, plural triticales)

  1. (uncountable) A grain crop, a hybrid of wheat and rye, that gives a high yield.
  2. (countable) Any particular variety of triticale.

Forms of triticale

pluraltriticales

Origin of triticale

Blend of Latin trīticum (“wheat”) + Latin sēcale (“rye”).

Words that rhyme with triticale

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Questions about triticale

What does triticale mean?
Triticale means a grain crop, a hybrid of wheat and rye, that gives a high yield.
What part of speech is triticale?
Triticale is a noun.
How do you pronounce triticale?
Triticale is pronounced /ˌtɹɪtɪˈkeɪli/.
What is the plural of triticale?
The plural of triticale is triticales.

Words near triticale in the dictionary

  1. tritiates
  2. tritiating
  3. tritiation
  4. tritiations
  5. tritical
  6. triticale
  7. triticales
  8. triticalities
  9. triticality
  10. tritically
  11. triticeal

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