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| buck·wheat [ búk wt, búk hwt ] |
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1. edible seed: a triangular seed that can be ground into flour. Use: cereal foods, animal fodder.
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2. plant with edible seed: a plant that produces buckwheat. Native to: Asia. Latin name Fagopyrum esculentum.
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| [Mid-16th century. Anglicization of Middle Dutch boecweite "beech wheat"; because its grains resemble beech nuts] |
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