Semolina

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Semolina \Sem`o*li"na\, n. [It. semolino, from semola bran, L.
     simila the finest wheat flour. Cf. {Semoule}, {Simnel}.]
     The purified fine, hard parts of durum wheat, derived mostly
     from the endosperm, rounded by the attrition of the
     millstones, -- used in cookery, such as in the preparation of
     Italian pasta.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  semolina
       n : milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in
           pasta