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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of several varieties of wheat having hard grains with high protein and gluten content, yielding flour especially suited to making breads.

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  • noun wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America

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