Triticum
Synonyms
Durum Wheat
Durum Wheats
Triticum aestivum
Triticum durum
Triticum spelta
Triticum turgidum
Triticum turgidum subsp. durum
Triticum vulgare
Wheat
Wheat, Durum
A plant genus of the family POACEAE that is the source of EDIBLE GRAIN. A hybrid with rye (SECALE CEREALE) is called TRITICALE. The seed is ground into FLOUR and used to make BREAD, and is the source of WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS.