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Definition of: buckwheat
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(buk′hwēt′) noun
A plant of the genus Fagopyrum, yielding triangular seeds used as fodder and for flour.
2. Its seeds.
3. The flour. [OE bōc beech + WHEAT, from resemblance of seeds to beech seeds]
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