Spelt

n. [A-S., L. Ger., & D. spelt, O. H. Ger. spelza, spelzo, spelta, spell, N. H. Ger. spelz, spelt, spaltkorn, from spalten, O. H. Ger. spaltan, to split, on account of the deep splits or cuts of the ears; Lat. spelta, It. spelda, spelta, Sp. espelta, Pr. espeuta, Fr. épeautre. See infra.] (Bot.) A species of grain (the Triticum spelta), much cultivated for food in Germany and Switzerland;—called also German wheat.