triticale

Meaning

1. 1noununcountabletechnical

   A cereal grain created by crossing wheat and rye, grown mainly as animal feed and sometimes used in flour.

   Grammar: No plural in normal use: a field of triticale.

   Patterns

   • a crop of triticale
   • triticale for something

   The farmer planted triticale because it grows well in poor soil.

   Triticale is often fed to cattle as silage.

   The bakery tested a loaf made with triticale flour.

Common combinations

triticale grain

Triticale grain has more protein than some wheat.

triticale flour

Triticale flour makes a dense bread.

a field of triticale

A field of triticale swayed in the wind.

triticale silage

Triticale silage feeds the herd all winter.

Synonyms and how they differ

wheat-rye hybrid

It explains what triticale is made of, but it is a description and not the usual name.

rye

Rye is only one parent of triticale, so it is not an exact match.

cereal

Cereal is a broad category, and triticale is one specific kind.

Word family

hybrid noun

a plant or animal bred from two types

cereal noun

a grass grown for its grain

grain noun

the seed of a cereal plant

Commonly confused: triticale or tricolor?

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