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1. <botany> 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.
Origin: Buck a beech tree + wheat; akin to D. Boekweit, G. Buchweizen.
(01 Mar 1998)
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