durum wheat

durum wheat
/door"euhm, dyoor"-/
a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta. Also called durum, macaroni wheat.
[1905-10; < NL, the earlier specific epithet. See DURE1]

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cereal
also called  Durum 

      (species Triticum durum), hard wheat (q.v.) producing a glutenous flour. The purified middlings of durum wheat are known as semolina, used for pasta products.

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