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emmer Definition

em·mer (em′ər)

noun

any of a group of wheat species having 14 pairs of chromosomes, esp. a wild species (Triticum dicoccum) having a spike broken up into segments and grains that do not thresh free of the chaff

Etymology: Ger < OHG amari

emmer Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

wheat: One of the earliest types of wheat to be grown was emmer wheat.

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