amelcorn

English

Etymology

From either German Amelkorn or Dutch amelcoren, amelkoren, respectively from German Ammel (from Middle High German amel, amer) and Dutch amel, variants of German Emmer and Dutch emer (“emmer”), + respectively German Korn and Dutch koren (“corn”).[1]

Noun

amelcorn (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Any of several types of awned wheat having a high starch content, especially emmer (Triticum turgidum subsp. dicoccum).

References

  1. ^ “amelcorn, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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