buckwheat
1. [ noun ] (botany) or member of 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
Synonyms: Fagopyrum_esculentum Polygonum_fagopyrum
Related terms: herb Polygonum
2. [ noun ] (food) grain ground into flour
Related terms: grain
Similar spelling:   buckshot