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triticale definition

triti·cale (trit′i kā′lē)

noun

  1. a hybrid with a high protein content, produced by crossing wheat and rye
  2. the grain of this plant

Etymology: < Triticum, genus name of wheat + Secale, genus name of rye

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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