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Preferred term

Triticum  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Durum Wheat
  • Durum Wheats
  • Triticum aestivum
  • Triticum spelta
  • Triticum turgidum
  • Wheat
  • Wheat, Durum

Note

  • wheat germ: index under TRITICUM, not TRITICUM / embryol; the rye-wheat hybrid TRITICALE is also available

Scope note

  • 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.

In other languages

  • vehnät

    Finnish

  • Triticum
  • vehnien suku
  • Vetesläktet

    Swedish

  • Durumvete
  • Kamutvete
  • Speltvete
  • Vete

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014908

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