triticum
/ˈtrɪt.ɪ.kəm/
triticum noun: a plant of the genus Triticum (wheat and related cereals).
Noun
triticum (countable and uncountable, plural triticums)
- A plant of the genus Triticum (wheat and related cereals).
- The Characteriſticks of the Triticums, or Wheat-corns, are, according to Ray, that they are culminiferous, graminifolious Herbs, having an imperfect Flower; which culminiferous Herbs or Plants, are thoſe which have a large Grain, or thoſe which have a ſmall one: All which are annual. [Note:] The...1734, “Of the ſeveral Species of Wheat and Rye; their Etymology, Character, &c. together with the true Seaſons of Sowing, and Soil proper for each Species”, in The Practical Husbandman and Planter...
- All the present triticums are hardy exotic annuals,—four of them varying in height from 6 to 24 inches, and possessing very little interest, and the rest varying in height from 2+¹⁄₂ to 6 feet, and ranging in value from inferior economical plants cultivable only in their native regions to the...1849, “WHEAT”, in John M. Wilson, editor, The Rural Cyclopedia, or a General Dictionary of Agriculture, and of the Arts, Sciences, Instruments, and Practice, Necessary to the Farmer, Stockfarmer...
- Synonyms:
- wheat
Examples of triticum in a sentence
- Pliny likewise observes that the siligo is proper for wet lands; and he mentions some soils on which it is turned into triticum.”1849, “WHEAT”, in John M. Wilson, editor, The Rural Cyclopedia, or a General Dictionary of Agriculture, and of the Arts, Sciences...
- Another indefinite name of travellers is “bunch grass,” is given to any kind that forms clumps or tufts; festucas, boutelouas, triticums, and eriocoma all bear this name.—Grasses regarded as Weeds.1881, “GRASSES”, in George Ripley, Charles A. Dana, editors, The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, volumes...
Synonyms of triticum
Forms of triticum
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Origin of triticum
Learned borrowing from Latin trīticum.
Words formed from triticum
Questions about triticum
- What does triticum mean?
- Triticum means a plant of the genus Triticum (wheat and related cereals).
- How do you use triticum in a sentence?
- Pliny likewise observes that the siligo is proper for wet lands; and he mentions some soils on which it is turned into triticum.”
- What part of speech is triticum?
- Triticum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce triticum?
- Triticum is pronounced /ˈtrɪt.ɪ.kəm/.
- What is the plural of triticum?
- The plural of triticum is triticums.
Words near triticum in the dictionary
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