buck wheat

[buhk-hweet, -weet]

buck·wheat

[buhk-hweet, -weet]
noun
1.
a plant, especially 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. Compare buckwheat family.
2.
the seeds of this plant.
3.
Also, buckwheat flour. flour made from seeds of buckwheat.
adjective
4.
made with buckwheat flour: buckwheat pancakes.

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Buck wheat is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1540–50; obsolete buck(Old English bōc beech) + wheat; compare Dutch boekweit, German Buchweizen; so called because its seeds resemble beechnuts

buck·wheat·like, adjective
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