Buckwheat
['bʌkwiːt] or ['bʌkwit]
Definition
(noun.) grain ground into flour.
(noun.) a member of the 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.
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Definition
(n.) A plant (Fagopyrum esculentum) of the Polygonum family, the seed of which is used for food.
(n.) The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc.
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Definition
n. a species of Polygonum grown in Germany Brittany &c. for feeding horses cattle and poultry—buckwheat cakes are esteemed on American breakfast-tables.
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Examples
- Water cultures of buckwheat: 1, with all the food elements; 2, without potash; 3, without nitrates. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- From the Middle West and Eastern states comes the matchless white clover honey, basswood and the dark aromatic buckwheat. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I felt bad but did not fret I bear my troubles well but I do wish Hannah would put more starch in my aprons and have buckwheats every day. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Meg was already covering the buckwheats, and piling the bread into one big plate. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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