Noun
einkorn (countable and uncountable, plural einkorns)
Einkorn wheat.
But harvesting einkorn with intact seed heads was easier for early human harvesters, who could then manually break apart the seed heads and scatter any kernels not eaten. Source: Internet
Dated archeological remains of einkorn wheat in settlement sites near this region, including those at Abu Hureyra in Syria, suggest the domestication of einkorn near the Karacadag Mountain Range. Source: Internet
Domesticated einkorn thus requires human planting and harvesting for its continuing existence. Source: Internet
Note how the einkorn ear breaks down into intact spikelets. Source: Internet
Over time and through selection, conscious or unconscious, the human preference for intact seed heads created the domestic variety, which also has slightly larger kernels than wild einkorn. Source: Internet
The principal difference between wild einkorn and cultivated einkorn is the method of seed dispersal. Source: Internet