Khorasan wheat
English
editNoun
edit- An ancient tetraploid species or subspecies of wheat (Triticum turanicum), historically cultivated in Central Asia.
- Synonym: oriental wheat
- Hyponym: kamut
- 2015, Emma Borghesi, The Beans & Grains Bible, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
- Khorasan wheat is another ancient wheat that probably evolved as a hybrid of other grasses. Its exact origins are unknown, but appear to be in the Middle East. Unlike other ancient wheats, however, the grain is not enclosed in a hull.
Translations
editancient kind of wheat
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Further reading
edit- Khorasan wheat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia