amelcorn

English

Etymology

From German Amelkorn: compare Middle High German amel, amer (“spelt”) and Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon).

Noun

amelcorn (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) spelt (Triticum spelta).

Synonyms

References
  • amelcorn in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • amelcorn at OneLook Dictionary Search

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