durum (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *durum*:
NOUN	plant	durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum, macaroni wheat	wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta

durum > pronunciation
Sounds	duh'rahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *durum*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America.
Synonyms	durum wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum, macaroni wheat
Broader	wheat	annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
Spanish	trigo duro, triticum durum
Catalan	blat dur, triticum durum

HyperDic: durum