Definition of buckwheat Buckwheat
/bʌˈkwiˌt/ - [bukweet] - buck•wheat
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What does buckwheat mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: buckwheats |
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| buckwheat - a member of the 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 | ||
| Polygonum fagopyrum, Fagopyrum esculentum | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
| genus polygonum, polygonum diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions | ||
| buckwheat - grain ground into flour | ||
| food grain, cereal, grain a breakfast food prepared from grain | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- buckwheat (n.)
A plant (Fagopyrum esculentum) of the Polygonum family, the seed of which is used for food. - buckwheat (n.)
The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc.
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buckwheat
(Fagopyrum esculentum) An annual plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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buckwheat
buk′hwēt, n. a species of Polygonum, grown in Germany, Brittany, &c., for feeding horses, cattle, and poultry—buckwheat cakes are esteemed on American breakfast-tables. [Prob. Dut. boekweit, or Ger. buckweize.]
Wikipedia 
- Common Buckwheat (or buckwheat) is a plant. It is often seen as a cereal. Buckwheat is not a true grass. It is not related to wheat, because wheat "is" a true grass. Buckwheat seeds look like small beech tree seeds. Both seeds have three sides. "Beech" is also called "buck". This is how buckwheat got its name - buckwheat is a plant that is used like wheat and whose seeds look like "buck", or beech seeds.
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🔤- buckwheat, noun, singular of buckwheats.
- buckwheat, adjective.
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