hard wheat — n. wheat with high protein content and hard kernels: see DURUM … English World dictionary
hard 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, ↑durum wheat, ↑Triticum durum, ↑Triticum turgidum,… … Useful english dictionary
hard wheat — noun Date: 1787 a wheat with hard kernels that are high in gluten and that yield a flour especially suitable for bread and macaroni … New Collegiate Dictionary
hard wheat — /had ˈwit/ (say hahd weet) noun a wheat with hard kernels used to produce flour for bread, pasta, etc …
hard wheat — a wheat, as durum wheat, characterized by flinty, dark colored kernels that yield a flour used in making bread, macaroni, etc. [1805 15] * * * … Universalium
WHEAT — WHEAT, grain belonging to the genus Triticum, of which many species exist. Several species of Triticum are grown in Israel, some called ḥittah (pl. ḥittim) and others kussemet, kusmin, and shippon (for this identification see five species ). (1)… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
hard — [härd] adj. [ME < OE heard, akin to Ger hart < IE base * kar , hard > Gr karyon, nut, kratos, strength] 1. not easily dented, pierced, cut, or crushed; resistant to pressure; firm and unyielding to the touch; rigid; solid and compact 2.… … English World dictionary
Wheat — This article is about the plant. For other uses, see Wheat (disambiguation). Wheat Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranke … Wikipedia
hard — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) firm and solid; unyielding to pressure; not easily cut. 2 a difficult to understand or explain (a hard problem). b difficult to accomplish (a hard decision). c (foll. by to + infin.) not… … Useful english dictionary
Hard asset — Hard Assets are investments with intrinsic value such as oil, natural gas, gold, farmland, and commercial real estate. Typically hard assets are an excellent inflation hedge. [Commodity Prices and Inflation, What s the Connection?… … Wikipedia
