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TRITICUM TURGIDUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
durum; durum wheat; hard wheat; macaroni wheat; Triticum durum; Triticum turgidum
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Hypernyms ("Triticum turgidum" is a kind of...):
wheat (annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains)