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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Buckwheat \Buck"wheat'\, noun [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.
2. The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
buckwheat
noun
1: or member of 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: {Polygonum fagopyrum}, {Fagopyrum esculentum}]
2: grain ground into flour
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