■ 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.
■ 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.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004