Hypertext Webster Gateway: "buckwheat"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Buckwheat \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
buckwheat
n 1: 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 [syn: {Polygonum fagopyrum}, {Fagopyrum esculentum}]
2: grain ground into flour
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