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May 25, 2012
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buck•wheat



Pronunciation: (buk'hwēt", -wēt"), [key]
—n.
1. a plant, esp. Fagopyrum esculentum, cultivated for its triangular seeds, which are used as a feed for animals or made into a flour for human consumption, as in pancakes or cereal. Cf. buckwheat family.
2. the seeds of this plant.
3. Also,buck'wheat flour".flour made from seeds of buckwheat.

—adj.
made with buckwheat flour: buckwheat pancakes.

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