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Triticum

Medical Definition:	A plant genus of the family POACEAE that is the source of wheat grain. A hybrid with rye (SECALE CEREALE) is called TRITICALE.
Guide Notes:	wheat germ: index under TRITICUM, not TRITICUM /embryol; do not confuse X ref WHEAT with BUCKWHEAT nor TRITICUM with the rye-wheat hybrid TRITICALE see CEREALS; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTO
Also Called:	Triticum aestivum,Triticum vulgare,Wheat

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