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buckwheat definition

buck·wheat (buk′hwēt′, -wēt′)

noun

  1. any of several plants (genus Fagopyrum) of the buckwheat family, grown for their black, triangular grains
  2. the grain of this plant, from which a dark flour is made
  3. ☆ this flour

Etymology: < ME bok- (< OE boc-), beech + wheat, transl. of MDu boecweit or MLowG bokwete: from the resemblance of the seeds to beechnuts

adjective

designating a family (Polygonaceae, order Polygonales) of dicotyledonous plants, including rhubarb, dock, and sorrel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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