"amelcorn" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From German Amelkorn: compare Middle High German amel, amer (“spelt”) and Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Amelkorn}} German Amelkorn, {{cog|gmh|amel}} Middle High German amel, {{cog|la|amylum||starch}} Latin amylum (“starch”), {{der|en|grc|ἄμυλον}} Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} amelcorn (uncountable)
  1. (archaic) spelt (Triticum spelta). Tags: archaic, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Grains, Hordeeae tribe grasses Synonyms: French rice

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