amelcorn

English

Etymology

From German Amelkorn: compare Middle High German amel, amer (“spelt”) and Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon).

Noun

amelcorn (uncountable)

(archaic) spelt (Triticum spelta).

Synonyms

French rice

References

“amelcorn”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“amelcorn”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

cornmeal

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