| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| einkorn |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ein·korn |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n kôrn |
| NOUN: | A one-seeded wheat (Triticum monococcum) grown in arid regions. Native to southwest Asia, it is one of the first crops to be domesticated by Neolithic peoples. | | ETYMOLOGY: | German, from Middle High German, from Old High German : ein, one; see oi-no- in Appendix I + korn, grain; see g  -no- in Appendix I.
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