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spelt2

Syllabification: (spelt)

Pronunciation: /spelt/

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Definition of spelt

noun

an old kind of wheat with bearded ears and spikelets that each contain two narrow grains, not widely grown but favored as a health food. Compare with einkorn, emmer.
- Triticum spelta, family Gramineae