amelcorn

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amelcorn

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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”).

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archaic, uncountable Any of several types of awned wheat having a high starch content, especially emmer (Triticum turgidum subsp. dicoccum).

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@misc{amelcorn_2026,
  title = {amelcorn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amelcorn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}