Khorasan wheat

English

Noun

Khorasan wheat (uncountable)

1. An ancient tetraploid species or subspecies of wheat (Triticum turanicum), historically cultivated in Central Asia.

   Synonym: oriental wheat

   Hyponym: kamut

   • 2015, Emma Borghesi, The Beans & Grains Bible, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

     Khorasan wheat is another ancient wheat that probably evolved as a hybrid of other grasses. Its exact origins are unknown, but appear to be in the Middle East. Unlike other ancient wheats, however, the grain is not enclosed in a hull.

Translations

ancient kind of wheat

• Catalan: blat del cor m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 東方小麥／东方小麦 (dōngfāng xiǎomài)

• French: blé khorasan m
• German: Khorasan-Weizen m, Kamut m
• Swedish: kamutvete (sv) n

Further reading

• Khorasan wheat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia