'Triticum turgidum' definitions:

Definition of 'Triticum turgidum'

(from WordNet)
noun
Wheat 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 [syn: durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum, macaroni wheat]

Definition of 'Triticum turgidum'

From: GCIDE
  • maccaroni wheat \maccaroni wheat\ n. A type of wheat (Triticum durum) with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in South Russia, North Africa, and North central North America.
  • Syn: durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum. [WordNet 1.5]