BUCKWHEAT


Meaning of BUCKWHEAT in English

■ noun an Asian plant of the dock family, producing starchy seeds used for fodder or milled into flour. [ Fagopyrum esculentum .]

Origin

C16: from MDu. boecweite 'beech wheat', its grains being shaped like beechmast.

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