durum wheat — ► NOUN ▪ a kind of hard wheat grown in arid regions, yielding flour that is used to make pasta. ORIGIN Latin, from durus hard … English terms dictionary
durum wheat — noun 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 • Syn: ↑durum, ↑hard wheat, ↑Triticum durum, ↑Triticum turgidum,… … Useful english dictionary
durum wheat — /door euhm, dyoor / a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta. Also called durum, macaroni wheat. [1905 10; < NL, the earlier specific epithet. See DURE1] * * * ▪ cereal also called Durum (species… … Universalium
durum wheat — noun Etymology: New Latin durum, from Latin, neuter of durus hard Date: circa 1903 a wheat (Triticum durum) that yields a glutenous flour used especially in pasta called also durum … New Collegiate Dictionary
durum wheat — /ˈdjurəm wit/ (say dyoohruhm weet) noun a species or variety of wheat, Triticum durum, the flour from which is largely used for pasta because the gluten protein in it is strong but not elastic and does not interfere with the process of rolling… …
durum wheat — du′rum wheat [[t]ˈdʊər əm, ˈdyʊər [/t]] n. pln a wheat, Triticum durum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta. Also called du′rum • Etymology: 1905–10; < NL, the earlier specific name, neut. of Ldūrushard … From formal English to slang
durum wheat — [ djʊərəm] noun a kind of hard wheat grown in arid regions, yielding flour that is used to make pasta. [Triticum durum.] Origin early 20th cent.: from L., neut. of durus hard … English new terms dictionary
Wheat allergy — Wheat allergy, also known as wheat hypersensitivity is most commonly a food allergy, but can also be a respiratory or contact allergy resulting from occupational exposure. Like all allergies wheat allergy involves IgE and mast cell response.… … Wikipedia
Durum — This article is about the breed of wheat. For the bread used to wrap a döner kebab, see taboon bread. Durum wheat Durum wheat Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Wheat — This article is about the plant. For other uses, see Wheat (disambiguation). Wheat Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranke … Wikipedia
