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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thetribe Triticeae —wheat and relatedcereals .
Etymologies
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Examples
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(The actual species is not known for certain, but it was probably similar to the wild goat grass Aegilops speltoides, also called Triticum speltoides.)
5 Breeding Triticale 1989
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Wheatgrass, often consumed as "shots" in smoothies and healthy shakes, comes from the common wheat plant known as Triticum aestivum.
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Semi-deserts are the original habitat of several important wild ancestors of domestic crops, such as Triticum araraticum, T. urartu, Secale vavilovii, Aegilops spp. and many others.
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Enhanced UV-B irradiation has no effect on photosynthetic characteristics of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and wild oat (Avena fatua L.) under greenhouse and field conditions.
Effects of ultraviolet-B on forest vegetation in the Arctic 2009
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Apparently Farro (Triticum dicoccum) and spelt (Triticum speltum) are cousins, but they're not the same grain.
Recipe for Farro with Mushrooms, Thyme, and Balsamic Vinegar Kalyn Denny 2008
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Apparently Farro (Triticum dicoccum) and spelt (Triticum speltum) are cousins, but they're not the same grain.
Archive 2008-05-01 Kalyn Denny 2008
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Of the 90 percent disturbed, most has been converted to agricultural cropland, including canola (Brassica napsus), alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and wheat (Triticum aestivum).
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For example, four species of Triticum (T. baeoticum, T. dicoccoioes, T. durum, and T. aestivum) can be found in this area.
Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests 2008
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Some of the wild relatives of agricultural plants that occur here include species in such genera as Triticum, Lens, Lathyrus, Pisum, Onobrychis, and Trifolium.
Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests 2008
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Have they never heard of Triticale, Primula kewensis, Fatshedera japonica, Spartina townsendii (this was of natural origin), Triticum aestivum (bread wheat)?
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