1. (n.)durum wheat a wheat, Triticum durum, the grain of which yields flour used in makingpasta. Also called durum.
Etymology: (1905–10; < NL, the earlier specific name, neut. of L
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1. (noun)durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum, macaroni wheat wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northerncentralNorthAmerica
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