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.