Etymology

tritordeum

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Today it means: An amphiploid cereal derived from the cross between a South American wild barley (Hordeum chilense) and durum wheat. Full definition →

New Latin Tritordeum
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromTritordeum
  2. English todaytritordeum

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

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