Noun: macaroni wheat ,ma-ku'row-nee,weet
- 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
"The pasta maker preferred macaroni wheat for its high protein content";
- durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum
Encyclopedia: Macaroni wheat