Durum wheat or macaroni wheat is also widely used for preparing pasta and semolina.
Genetic variation of nitrogen-use efficiency in bread and macaroni wheat.
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durum wheat
(species Triticum durum), hard wheat (q.v.) producing a glutenous flour. The purified middlings of durum wheat are known as semolina, used for pasta products
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