BUCKWHEAT


Meaning of BUCKWHEAT in English

/ ˈbʌkwiːt; NAmE / noun

[ U ] small dark grain that is grown as food for animals and for making flour

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Middle Dutch boecweite beech wheat, its grains being shaped like beechmast.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.