Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tritordeum

/tɹɪˈtɔː(ɹ)di.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-tordeum
IPA: /tɹɪˈtɔː(ɹ)di.əm/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amphiploid cereal derived from the cross between a South American wild barley (Hordeum chilense) and durum wheat.

Example Sentences

"In terms of yield, breeding in Tritordeum has allowed an increase to up to 80% of that of commercial wheat cultivars, maintaining a protein content approximately 5% higher than in wheat."

Etymology

From the genus name, New Latin Tritordeum, apparently a blend of Triticum (“wheat”) + Hordeum (“barley”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Tritordeum

Questions

How do you pronounce tritordeum?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹɪˈtɔː(ɹ)di.əm/.
What does tritordeum mean?: An amphiploid cereal derived from the cross between a South American wild barley (Hordeum chilense) and durum wheat.
Where does tritordeum come from?: From the genus name, New Latin Tritordeum, apparently a blend of Triticum (“wheat”) + Hordeum (“barley”).

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