tritordeum

English

Etymology

From the genus name, New Latin Tritordeum, apparently a blend of Triticum (“wheat”) +‎ Hordeum (“barley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹɪˈtɔː(ɹ)di.əm/

Noun

tritordeum

1. An amphiploid cereal derived from the cross between a South American wild barley (Hordeum chilense) and durum wheat.
   • 2012, Indra K. Vasil, editor, Molecular improvement of cereal crops, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 372:

     In terms of yield, breeding in Tritordeum has allowed an increase to up to 80% of that of commercial wheat cultivars, maintaining a protein content approximately 5% higher than in wheat.

Further reading

• Tritordeum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia