Noun: durum dur-um or d(y)û-rum [N. Amer], dú-rum or d(y)û-rum [Brit]
- Wheat with hard dark-coloured kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
"Durum wheat is prized for making high-quality pasta"; "Triticum durum wheat is prized for making high-quality pasta";
- durum wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum, macaroni wheat
Derived forms: durums
Encyclopedia: Durum