Buckwheat

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes,
        etc.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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