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Word: Amelcorn
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century; earliest use found in Henry Lyte (1529–1607), botanist and antiquary. Either (i) from German (now rare) Ammelkorn
Definition:
Any of several types or varieties of awned wheat having a high starch content, especially the primitive wheat emmer, Triticum turgidum dicoccum. Compare bearded wheat, starch corn.
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