: a wheat (Triticum durum) that yields a glutenous flour used especially in pasta
called also durum
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Made from the groats of different wheat species, especially durum wheat, a cup of dry cereal contains more than half the DV of fiber for adults.
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Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
Ronzoni American shoppers should seek out pastas that use durum wheat, bronze molds and slow drying, as well as small-batch domestic sauce and olive oil producers who prioritize quality, Taylor suggested.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 21 Nov. 2025
The durum wheat cultivated in southern Italy is the base for Puglia’s orecchiette pasta, typically paired with another product of Puglian soil: turnip greens.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
Little water amid a war Farmers in the Deir ez-Zor region grow durum wheat, soft wheat, and barley, all of which depend heavily on irrigation.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2025
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Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
Ronzoni American shoppers should seek out pastas that use durum wheat, bronze molds and slow drying, as well as small-batch domestic sauce and olive oil producers who prioritize quality, Taylor suggested.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 21 Nov. 2025
The durum wheat cultivated in southern Italy is the base for Puglia’s orecchiette pasta, typically paired with another product of Puglian soil: turnip greens.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
Little water amid a war Farmers in the Deir ez-Zor region grow durum wheat, soft wheat, and barley, all of which depend heavily on irrigation.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2025
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durum wheat
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du·rum wheat
ˌd(y)u̇r-əm- 
: a wheat that yields a flour used especially in pasta
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