Macaroni Wheat (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Durum wheat, also known as macaroni wheat, is a hard, high-protein wheat used in bread, particularly in North Africa and the Middle East.
- The farmer's field was planted with macaroni wheat, which would be harvested and used to make semolina flour for pasta.
- Macaroni wheat is a type of wheat that is well-suited to the dry climate of southern Russia, where it has been grown for centuries.
- The miller ground the macaroni wheat into a coarse, yellow flour that would be used to make couscous.
- In North America, macaroni wheat is often grown in the northern Great Plains, where the dry climate and rich soil make it an ideal crop.