durum

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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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