noun
- Plural of emmer; a type of hulled wheat (Triticum dicoccum) with two grains per spikelet, cultivated since ancient times.
Usage: agricultural; also called hulled wheat or starch wheat
Examples
- Ancient Egyptians grew emmers as a staple grain crop.
- Emmers are still cultivated in some Mediterranean regions for specialty flour.
- The nutritional profile of emmers makes them popular in health-conscious baking.
- Archaeologists found evidence that emmers were harvested in Neolithic settlements.