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buckwheat

buck·wheat [ búk wt, búk hwt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. edible seed: a triangular seed that can be ground into flour. Use: cereal foods, animal fodder.

2. plant with edible seed: a plant that produces buckwheat. Native to: Asia.  Latin name Fagopyrum esculentum.

[Mid-16th century. Anglicization of Middle Dutch boecweite "beech wheat"; because its grains resemble beech nuts]
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