emmer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of species Triticum dicoccum, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains.
name
  1. A surname

Pronunciation

/ˈɛmə/ /ˈɛmɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emmer.wav

Word forms

emmer emmers

Etymology

First used in 1908; borrowed from German Emmer (compare the obsolescent related German synonym Amelkorn, whence English amelcorn).

Synonyms

Related words

Derived words

wild emmer) emmer-goose Emmer Green
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