amelcorn

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noun

Any of several types of awned wheat having a high starch content, especially emmer (Triticum turgidum subsp. dicoccum).

OriginGerman Amelkorn ← Dutch amelcoren, amelkoren ← Middle High German amel, amer →
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Meanings

nounamelcorn (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableAny of several types of awned wheat having a high starch content, especially emmer (Triticum turgidum subsp. dicoccum).

Origin

  1. Dutchkoren“corn”
  2. GermanKorn
  3. Dutchemer“emmer”
  4. GermanEmmer
  5. Dutchamel
  6. Middle High Germanamel, amer
  7. GermanAmmel
  8. Dutchamelcoren, amelkoren
  9. GermanAmelkorn
  10. Englishamelcorn

From either German Amelkorn or Dutch amelcoren, amelkoren, respectively from German Ammel (from Middle High German amel, amer) and Dutch amel, variants of German Emmer and Dutch emer (“emmer”), + respectively German Korn and Dutch koren (“corn”).

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APA

amelcorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amelcorn

MLA

“amelcorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amelcorn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amelcorn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amelcorn.

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