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triticum

/ ˈtrɪtɪkəm /

noun

  1. any annual cereal grass of the genus Triticum , which includes the wheats
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of triticum1

C19: Latin, literally: wheat, probably from tritum , supine of terere to grind
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Example Sentences

But I now think that all these suggested plants must give way in favour of the common Couch-grass (Triticum repens).

For this purpose he selected the septate resting spores from Poa pratensis and Triticum repens.

Dioscorides1825 distinguishes two sorts of zeia, which apparently answer to Triticum spelta and T. monococcum.

Triticum, trit′i-kum, n. a genus of grasses including the varieties of wheat.

It feeds on the juicy lower part of the stems of grasses, such as Triticum, but will also eat the leaves.

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