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Definition of Durum
1. Noun. Wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America.
Generic synonyms: Wheat
Definition of Durum
1. Noun. A hard variety of wheat, ''Triticum turgidum'' or ''Triticum durum'', whose flour is used to make pasta and bread. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Durum
1. a kind of wheat [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Durum
Literary usage of Durum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat by Peter Tracy Dondlinger (1908)
"These soils are not well adapted to fall wheat, however, for it is apt to winterkill.
durum wheats thrive best in alkaline soils rich in nitrogenous matter. ..."
2. Productive Farm Crops by Edward Gerrard Montgomery (1916)
"durum or " macaroni " wheats, as they are commonly called, are especially adapted
to grow in ... Distribution of durum wheat. (US Department of Agriculture. ..."
3. The Cereals in America by Thomas Forsyth Hunt (1908)
"Otherwise the culture of durum wheat is similar to that of common wheat. 85.
Polish Wheat (Tr.polonicum L).—This species may be distinguished from the ..."
4. Handbook of Practical Botany for the Botanical Laboratory and Private Student by Eduard Strasburger (1889)
"... and regularly laminated (Fig. 6 A), but the layers are usually hard to FIG.
6.—Wheat-meal from Triticum durum. A, a large, B, small grains. ..."
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