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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Buckwheat \Buck"wheat`\, n. [Buck a beech tree + wheat; akin to D. boekweit G. buchweizen.] 1. (Bot.) 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: buckwheat n 1: or member of 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 [syn: {Polygonum fagopyrum}, {Fagopyrum esculentum}] 2: grain ground into flour
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