hard wheat

noun

Any variety of wheat with hard grains of a higher protein content, used in the production of bread flour and pasta.

Similar
durum wheatdurumTriticum durumTriticum turgidummacaroni wheat
Opposite
soft wheat
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Meanings

nounhard wheat (countable and uncountable, plural hard wheats)

plural hard wheats

  1. countableuncountableAny variety of wheat with hard grains of a higher protein content, used in the production of bread flour and pasta.

    Synonyms: durum wheat · Antonyms: soft wheat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny variety of wheat with hard grains of a higher protein content, used in the production of bread flour and pasta.

Similar
durum wheat
Opposite
soft wheat

More synonyms by meaning

nounwheat 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

Similar
durumdurum wheatTriticum durumTriticum turgidummacaroni wheat
Broader
wheat
Also see
durum wheatmacaroni wheat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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