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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

maccaroni wheat

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01 n. A type of wheat (Triticum durum) with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in South Russ…
  1. 1.
    A type of wheat (Triticum durum) with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in South Russia, North Africa, and North central North America.
Syn. durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum.