emmer

Thân thiện

A farmer harvests golden emmer in a sunlit field.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of hard red wheat: Emmer is a specific variety of wheat (Triticum dicoccum), characterized by its hard, red kernels. It is an ancient grain, considered a progenitor of modern cultivated wheat.
   • A crop for specific uses: Historically and primarily grown in regions like Russia and Germany. In the United States, it has often been cultivated for use as livestock feed.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The farmers decided to plant emmer because of its resilience to poor soil conditions.
  • Emmer was a staple grain in many ancient civilizations.
  • This batch of animal feed contains a high proportion of emmer.

Advanced Usage

• "Emmer wheat": This full term is often used to specify the plant species and distinguish it from other types of wheat.
  • Archaeologists found evidence of emmer wheat at the Neolithic site.

Variants and Related Words

• Farro: In culinary contexts, especially in Italian cuisine, emmer is often sold and referred to as "farro." Note that "farro" can sometimes refer to other ancient wheat varieties like spelt or einkorn.
  • The recipe calls for farro, which is typically emmer wheat.

Synonyms

• Hulled wheat: A general term for wheat varieties like emmer and spelt that retain their tough husks after threshing.
• Ancient grain: A modern nutritional and marketing term that includes emmer, along with quinoa, spelt, and einkorn.

Related Terms (Contextual)

• Einkorn: Another ancient wheat species (), often discussed alongside emmer.
• Spelt: A later hybrid wheat () closely related to emmer.

Học thuật

Noun

1. hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed

Từ đồng nghĩa

• starch wheat
• two-grain spelt
• Triticum dicoccum