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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Buckwheat

/bŭk'-wētˌ/ · Buck·wheat · IPA /ˈbʌkʍiːt/
01 n. A plant (Fagopyrum esculentum) of the Polygonum family, the seed of which is used for food.
  1. 1.
    A plant (Fagopyrum esculentum) of the Polygonum family, the seed of which is used for food.(Bot.)
  2. 2.
    The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc.