Noun: buckwheat 'búk,weet
- 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
"Buckwheat flour is used to make traditional soba noodles";
- Polygonum fagopyrum, Fagopyrum esculentum
- Grain ground into flour
"We made buckwheat pancakes for a hearty breakfast"
Derived forms: buckwheats
Type of: cereal, food grain, grain, herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: genus Polygonum, Polygonum
Encyclopedia: Buckwheat