buckwheat
English
Buckwheat (plant)
Buckwheat groats
Etymology
From Middle Dutch boecweite or Middle Low German bōkwēte (“beech-wheat”), compare German Buchweizen. Despite the name, buckwheat is not related to wheat, as it is not a grass.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʌkwiːt/
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Noun
buckwheat (usually uncountable, plural buckwheats)
- An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum.
- (cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
- (western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
Derived terms
Translations
Fagopyrum esculentum plant
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fruit of this plant as cereal
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plant of the genus Eriogonum — see wild buckwheat
Further reading
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