Khorasan wheat

English Noun - An ancient tetraploid species or subspecies of wheat (Triticum turanicum species), historically cultivated in Central Asia. en oriental wheat en kamut en 2015 Emma Borghesi The Beans & Grains Bible Simon and Schuster 9781626865143 Khorasan wheat is another ancient wheat that probably evolved as a hybrid of other grasses. Its exact origins are unknown, but appear to be in the Middle East. Unlike other ancient wheats, however, the grain is not enclosed in a hull. Translations ancient kind of wheat Bulgarian: bg корасан m Catalan: ca blat del cor m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 東方小麥 dōngfāng xiǎomài French: fr blé khorasan m German: de Khorasan-Weizen m, de Kamut m Swedish: sv kamutvete n Further reading en terms derived from toponyms en Hordeeae tribe grasses Grains