Definition of Einkorn

1. Noun. A form of wheat, ''Triticum monococcum'', having a single grain ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Einkorn

1. a variety of wheat [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Einkorn

eikons
eikosane
eikosylene
eiks
eild
eilding
eildings
eilds
eiloid
eimeria
eimeria tenella
eimeriina
eina
eine
einherjar
einkorn (current term)
einkorns
einstein
einsteinium
einsteiniums
einsteins
eirack
eiracks
eirenarch
eirenarchs
eirenic
eirenical
eirenicon
eirenicons
eirie

Literary usage of Einkorn

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Essays on Wheat: Including the Discovery and Introduction of Marquis Wheat by A. H. Reginald Buller, Buller, A. H. Reginald, 1874-1944 (1919)
"einkorn and Its Prototype Distinct from other Wheats " More than fifty years ago ... This differs from the cultivated Triticum monococcum (einkorn) only in ..."

2. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1844)
"Wild einkorn, native to Middle East and southern Europe, is probably one ancestor to all the other cultivated wheats. The seven species recognised by ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"einkorn with 7 chromosomes crossed with members of the Emmer group with 14 ... einkorn with only 7 haploid chromosomes is of practically no economic value. ..."

4. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1910)
"It is known that the cultivation as grain crops of einkorn, emmer, and spelt is steadily decreasing. An attempt has been made in comparatively recent times ..."

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