BUCKWHEAT

buckwheat

(noun) grain ground into flour

buckwheat, Polygonum fagopyrum, Fagopyrum esculentum

(noun) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

buckwheat (usually uncountable, plural buckwheats)

An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum.

(culinary) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.

(western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.

Source: Wiktionary

Buck"wheat`, n. Etym: [Buck a beech tree + wheat; akin to D. boekweit, G. buchweizen.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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