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Definition of Durum wheat

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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Durum Wheat

Literary usage of Durum wheat

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)
"durum wheat DISTRICTS OP THE UNITED STATES (By Carleton) The lined districts show where durum wheat will succeed best and the dotted districts where it may ..."

2. 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 ..."

3. Productive Farm Crops by Edward Gerrard Montgomery (1916)
"I durum wheat.—Shall be bright, sound, dry, well cleaned and be composed of durum, commonly known as macaroni wheat, and weigh not less than (10 pounds to ..."

4. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"During the season of 1906, a crop of 50000 bushels of durum wheat was produced. "The qualities that give value to durum wheat are its ability to withstand ..."

5. Review of American Chemical Research by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Arthur Amos Noyes, William Albert Noyes (1905)
"The ash content of durum wheat flour is also higher. ... Two loaves of bread, one made with durum wheat flour and the other made with hard spring wheat ..."

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