amelcorn

== English == === Etymology === From either German Amelkorn or Dutch amelcoren, amelkoren, respectively from German Ammel (from Middle High German amel, amer) and Dutch amel, variants of German Emmer and Dutch emer (“emmer”), + respectively German Korn and Dutch koren (“corn”). === Noun === amelcorn (uncountable) (archaic) Any of several types of awned wheat having a high starch content, especially emmer (Triticum turgidum subsp. dicoccum). === References === “amelcorn”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “amelcorn”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === cornmeal