triticum spelta

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triticum spelta - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Spelt \Spelt\, n. [AS. spelt, fr. L. spelta.] (Bot.)
     A species of grain (Triticum Spelta) much cultivated for
     food in Germany and Switzerland; -- called also German wheat
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     [1913 Webster]

triticum spelta - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Triticum spelta
      n 1: hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed [syn:
           spelt, Triticum spelta, Triticum aestivum spelta]