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buckwheat

Syllabification: (buck·wheat)
Pronunciation: /ˈbəkˌ(h)wēt/

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Definition of buckwheat

noun

  • 1an Asian plant of the dock family that produces starchy seeds. The seeds are used for fodder and are also milled into flour that is widely used in the US.
    • Fagopyrum esculentum, family Polygonaceae
  • 2 (in full buckwheat tree)see titi2.

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Middle Dutch boecweite 'beech wheat', its grains being shaped like beech mast

buckwheat in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of buckwheat in the British & World English dictionary