wild emmer

Thân thiện

Wild emmer grows on a rocky hillside in the Middle East.

Definition

Noun: 1. A wild grass species: A type of wild wheat (Triticum dicoccoides) native to the Fertile Crescent region. It is a tetraploid wheat, meaning it has four sets of chromosomes, and is considered an important ancestor of modern cultivated durum and bread wheat.

Usage

• As a subject: is studied for its genetic diversity.
• As an object: Botanists discovered a new population of .
• With modifiers: The genetic makeup of provides clues to crop domestication.

Examples

• Scientists collected seeds of wild emmer from archaeological sites.
• The resilience of wild emmer to certain diseases makes it valuable for research.
• Wild emmer grows in the eastern Mediterranean region.

Advanced Usage

• In agricultural science: The term is used in contexts discussing plant genetics, crop evolution, and the origins of agriculture. It is often contrasted with domesticated varieties.
  • The study compared the grain yield of domesticated emmer wheat with that of its progenitor, wild emmer.

Variants and Related Words

• Emmer wheat (): The domesticated descendant of wild emmer.
• Tetraploid wheat: A technical classification for wheats with four sets of chromosomes, which includes wild emmer.
• Wild wheat: A more general term that can include wild emmer and other related species.

Synonyms

• Triticum dicoccoides (Scientific name)
• Wild tetraploid wheat

Different Meanings

This term has a single, specific botanical meaning. It does not have idiomatic or figurative uses.

Học thuật

Noun

1. found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat

Từ đồng nghĩa

• wild wheat
• Triticum dicoccum dicoccoides