transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbək-ˌhwēt, -ˌwēt ]
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 seeds
2. : the seed of a buckwheat used as a cereal grain