Definitions for: Buckwheat

[n] grain ground into flour
[n] or member of genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour

Webster (1913) Definition: Buck"wheat`, n. [Buck a beech tree + wheat; akin to
D. boekweit, G. buchweizen.]
1. (Bot.) A plant (Fagopyrum esculentum) of the Polygonum
family, the seed of which is used for food.

2. The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes,
etc.

Synonyms: Fagopyrum esculentum, Polygonum fagopyrum

See Also: buckwheat, buckwheat, cereal, Fagopyrum esculentum, food grain, genus Polygonum, grain, herb, herbaceous plant, Polygonum, Polygonum fagopyrum

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