n. any cereal plant of the genus Fagopyrum, esp. f. esculentum with seeds used for fodder and for flour to make bread and pancakes.
[ MDu. boecweite beech wheat, its grains being shaped like beechmast ]
n. any cereal plant of the genus Fagopyrum, esp. f. esculentum with seeds used for fodder and for flour to make bread and pancakes.
[ MDu. boecweite beech wheat, its grains being shaped like beechmast ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012