buckwheat

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a broad-leaved Asian plant grown for its edible triangular seeds, especially Fagopyrum esculentum

   Buckwheat grows quickly even in cool soil and is often planted as a cover crop.

2. 2
   noun

   the seed of this plant, or flour made from it and used in foods such as noodles and pancakes

   The cafe serves pancakes made with buckwheat and wheat flour.

From Middle Dutch boecweite or Middle Low German bokwete, literally 'beech wheat.' The triangular seeds resemble beech nuts and are used like cereal grain, although buckwheat is not a true wheat or grass.

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