Triticum

//ˈtrɪt.ɪ.kəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A plant of the genus Triticum (wheat and related cereals). countable, uncountable

    "The Characteriſticks of the Triticums, or Wheat-corns, are, according to Ray, that they are culminiferous, graminifolious Herbs, having an imperfect Flower; which culminiferous Herbs or Plants, are thoſe which have a large Grain, or thoſe which have a ſmall one: All which are annual. [Note:] The Character of the Triticums."

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genus triticumwheat

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"The Characteriſticks of the Triticums, or Wheat-corns, are, according to Ray, that they are culminiferous, graminifolious Herbs, having an imperfect Flower; which culminiferous Herbs or Plants, are thoſe which have a large Grain, or thoſe which have a ſmall one: All which are annual. [Note:] The Character of the Triticums."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin trīticum.

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