Definition of Triticum spelta

1. Noun. Hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed.

Exact synonyms: Spelt, Triticum Aestivum Spelta
Generic synonyms: Wheat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Triticum Spelta

Tris
Trisagion
Trish
Trisha
Tristan
Tristan Tzara
Tristan chord
Tristan chords
Tristan da Cunha
Tristram
Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum spelta
Triticum dicoccum
Triticum dicoccum dicoccoides
Triticum durum
Triticum spelta
Triticum turgidum
Triton
Triton X 100
Tritonian
Triturus vulgaris
Trivandrum
Trivia
Trixie
Trobriander
Trobrianders
Trochilidae
Troeger's base
Trofim Denisovich Lysenko
Trogium

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). ..."

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