Buckwheat

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1. Noun

A plant (Fagopyrum esculentum) of the Polygonum family, the seed of which is used for food.

2. Noun

The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc.

3. 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
Vocabulary classified under Biology

4. Noun

grain ground into flour
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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