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Answer for the clue "Wheat variety ", 5 letters:
durum

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Word definitions for durum in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America [syn: durum wheat , hard wheat , Triticum durum , Triticum turgidum , macaroni wheat ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A dürüm (, "roll") is a wrap that is usually filled with typical döner kebab ingredients or other types of Turkish kebab . The wrap is made from lavash or yufka flatbreads. Dürüm has been described as one of the top Turkish street foods .

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
species of wheat, 1908, from Latin durum , neuter of durus "hard" (see endure ). The seeds are tough.

Usage examples of durum.

Then the empty but now inflated durum wheat bags are stacked in the ware­house.

Going back to the laboratory report, Rosetti said the boy's stomach contained the undigested remains of rice and durum wheat, and meat traces from three of the girls' digestive tracts had been identified as lamb.

Bags labeled DURUM WHEAT-PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA BY AUSSIES were stacked to the rafters of the low building as far as the beam of Satto's light would penetrate.

The deck of the ship was bathed in floodlights, as it took on durum wheat from North Dakota.