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buckwheat
 
SYLLABICATION:buck·wheat
PRONUNCIATION:  bkhwt, -wt
NOUN:1a. An annual Asian plant (Fagopyrum esculentum) having clusters of small whitish or pinkish flowers and small, seedlike, triangular fruits. b. The edible fruits of this plant, used either whole or ground into flour. 2. Any of several similar or related plants.
ETYMOLOGY:Probably partial translation of Middle Dutch boecweite : boek, beech; see bhgo- in Appendix I + weite, wheat.
 
 
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