emmer (a particular species of wheat, Triticum dicoccon)
Basel-Landschaft
ämmer
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From Middle High German emeri, from Old High German amari, derivative of amar(o), which in turn gave rise to the obsolescent synonym Amelkorn (“amelcorn”). Further etymology unknown, but perhaps from Latin amylum (“gruel, starch”).
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