(n)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, Syn.Fagopyrum esculentum, Polygonum fagopyrum
(n)low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah), Syn.Erigonum fasciculatum, California buckwheat
(n)tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers, Syn.buckwheat tree, Cliftonia monophylla
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. [ Buck a beech tree + wheat; akin to D. boekweit, G. buchweizen. ] 1. (Bot.) A plant (Fagopyrum esculentum) of the Polygonum family, the seed of which is used for food. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]