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Khorasan wheat (uncountable)

  1. 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.

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