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Triticum

Triticum

9.3
A group of plants like wheat that farmers grow for grain
  • noun
  • /ˈtrɪtɪkəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : trigo
  • For example, in an unfilled field of wheat (Triticum aestivum,
  • Triticum aestivum

Examples

  • Farmers cultivate different species of Triticum to produce various types of wheat.

  • The Triticum genus includes several wheat species that thrive in temperate climates.

  • Or how about Triticum aestivum, wheatgrass.

    Deadpool (2016)

  • Wheat (Triticum aestivum).

    Blog text (1)

  • Keywords: Triticum aestivum; net photosynthetic rate; light response curve; photochemical efficiency; yield.

    Academic text (2014)

  • In Mediterranean agriculture, Triticum plays a vital role in food production.

Compounds

Triticum durum
  • Specialized
8.1

A hard wheat with high gluten used to make pasta and some bread

Triticum turgidum
  • Specialized
8.6

A type of wheat with hard dark grains high in gluten used for pasta and bread

Triticum aestivum
  • Specialized
6.9

A common type of wheat grown for grain used to make bread and pasta

Triticum dicoccum
  • Specialized
9.9

A kind of wheat also called emmer wheat used for bread and food for animals

Triticum dicoccum dicoccoides
  • Specialized
9.9

A wild wheat from the Middle East that is the ancestor of farmed wheat

Surface Forms

Triticum singular
Tritica plural

Etymology

Triticum comes from the Latin word triticum, which simply meant 'wheat' and grew from a root trit- meaning 'to rub'. Think of rubbing or grinding grain to make flour, so the name describes the plant we know as wheat and the way people processed it.