poulard wheat

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Etymology: part translation of French blé poulard, from blē wheat + poulard, probably from poularde

: a wheat (Triticum turgidum) little grown in the United States having 4-sided compact awned spikes that tend to branch in some varieties, rather short thick humped yellowish to red kernels, and long thick pithy or solid stems, and used chiefly for stock feed — called also cone wheat, English wheat, rivet wheat

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a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S. Also called river wheat.

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poulard wheat,

a tall, stout-stemmed variety of wheat which produces coarse grain and straw.