(n) a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour, Syn.Fagopyrum esculentum, Polygonum fagopyrum
(n) low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah), Syn.Erigonum fasciculatum, California buckwheat
(n) tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers, Syn.buckwheat tree, Cliftonia monophylla
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ Buck a beech tree + wheat; akin to D. boekweit, G. buchweizen. ] 1. (Bot.) A plant (Fagopyrum esculentum) of the Polygonum family, the seed of which is used for food. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
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