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buckwheat

Main Entry:: buck·wheat
Pronunciation:: \ˈbək-ˌhwēt, -ˌwēt\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Dutch boekweit, from Middle Dutch boecweit, from boec- (akin to Old High German buohha beech tree) + weit wheat — more at beech
Date:: 1548

1: any of a genus (Fagopyrum of the family Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family) of Eurasian herbs with alternate leaves, clusters of apetalous pinkish-white flowers, and triangular seeds; especially : either of two plants (F. esculentum and F. tartaricum) cultivated for their edible seeds2: the seed of a buckwheat used as a cereal grain

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