Buckwheat Definition
bŭkwēt, -hwēt
noun
Any of several plants (genus Fagopyrum) of the buckwheat family, grown for their black, triangular grains.
Webster's New World
The grain of this plant, from which a dark flour is made.
Webster's New World
Any of several similar or related plants.
American Heritage
This flour.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Fagopyrum esculentum
- Polygonum fagopyrum
adjective
Designating a family (Polygonaceae, order Polygonales) of dicotyledonous plants, including rhubarb, dock, and sorrel.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Buckwheat
Noun
Singular:
buckwheat
Plural:
buckwheatsOrigin of Buckwheat
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Probably partial translation of Middle Dutch boecweite boek beech (from the resemblance of the three-sided seeds of buckwheat to beechnuts) bhāgo- in Indo-European roots weite wheat
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle Dutch boecweite or Middle Low German bōkwēte (“beech-wheat”).
From Wiktionary
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