spelt

spelt ¹

S0624600 (spĕlt)n. A type of wheat (Triticum spelta syn. T. aestivum subsp. spelta) having a tough hull. It was widely cultivated in southwest Asia, the Near East, and Europe during the Bronze Age and is now grown chiefly in Europe.

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[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin spelta, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch spelte, wheat.]

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spelt ²

S0624600 (spĕlt)v.A past tense and a past participle of spell¹.

spelt

(spɛlt) vb a past tense and past participle of spell¹

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spelt

(spɛlt) n (Plants) a species of wheat, Triticum spelta, that was formerly much cultivated and was used to develop present-day cultivated wheats[Old English; related to Old Saxon spelta, Old High German spelza]

spelt¹

(spɛlt)

v. a pt. and pp. of spell ¹.

spelt²

(spɛlt)

n. a primitive wheat, Triticum spelta, native to S Europe and W Asia: used chiefly for livestock feed. [before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Late Latin spelta, probably < Germanic; compare Old High German spelza]

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spelt - hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feedTriticum aestivum spelta, Triticum speltawheat - annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

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