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du·rum  (drm, dyr-, dûr-, dr-)

n.

A hardy wheat (Triticum turgidum, formerly T. durum) used chiefly in making pasta.

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[From Latin drum, neuter of drus, hard; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

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durum, durum wheat [ˈdjʊərəm]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a variety of wheat, Triticum durum, with a high gluten content, cultivated mainly in the Mediterranean region, and used chiefly to make pastas

[short for New Latin trīticum dūrum, literally: hard wheat]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

durum - 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 durum wheat, hard wheat, macaroni wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum wheat - annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

Translations

durum

n, durum wheat

n → Hartweizen m