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Definition of Triticum spelta
1. Noun. Hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Triticum Spelta
Literary usage of Triticum spelta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Plants of the Bible by John Hutton Balfour (1885)
"KIND of wheat called spelt (Triticum spelta of botanists) seems to be referred
to under the Hebrew name of ..."
2. Transactions of the Academy of Science of Saint Louis by Academy of Science of St. Louis (1860)
"Triticum spelta, L., and T. monococcum. These differ anatomically in a very marked
degree, ... The nucellus of this species as in Triticum spelta. ..."
3. British Farmer's Magazine (1853)
"Triticum spelta—spelt. 10. Triticum monococcum—one-grained wheat. 11. ...
Triticum spelta, or spelt wheat is distinguished like the last named. ..."
4. Farming Industries of Cape Colony by Robert Wallace, Harry Stratford Caldecott (1896)
"The Figs, represent specimens selected from the third year's growth from a single
grain. Descriptions of the parents used :— Triticum spelta (Black). ..."