tritordeum

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/tɹɪˈtɔː(ɹ)di.əm/

noun

An amphiploid cereal derived from the cross between a South American wild barley (Hordeum chilense) and durum wheat.

OriginNew Latin Tritordeum →
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Meanings

noun
  1. An amphiploid cereal derived from the cross between a South American wild barley (Hordeum chilense) and durum wheat.

    In terms of yield, breeding in Tritordeum has allowed an increase to up to 80% of that of commercial wheat cultivars, maintaining a protein content approximately 5% higher than in wheat.

    2012, Indra K. Vasil, editor, Molecular improvement of cereal crops, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 372

Origin

  1. New LatinTritordeum
  2. Englishtritordeum

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

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APA

tritordeum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tritordeum

MLA

“tritordeum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tritordeum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tritordeum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tritordeum.

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