An ancient type of wheat with hulled grains, also called spelt wheat, that was one of the first grains domesticated by humans.
From Old High German 'emmer,' related to Old English 'æmyrfe.' This grain was cultivated in the Fertile Crescent thousands of years ago and is still grown in some regions.
Emmer wheat fed ancient Egypt and the Middle East—archaeologists have found it in 10,000-year-old settlements, making it one of humanity's oldest crops and more nutritious than modern wheat.
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