amelcorn

Meaning

Noun

  • A variety of wheat from which starch is produced (Triticum spelta).

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Origin

  • From German Amelkorn: compare Middle High German amel, amer and Latin amylum ("starch"), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον.

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