hard wheat

hard wheat

n.

Any of several varieties of wheat having hard grains with high protein and gluten content, yielding flour especially suited to making breads.

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hard wheat

n

(Agriculture) a type of wheat with hard kernels, yielding a strong flour and used for bread, macaroni, etc

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

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