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duckwheat

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duck⋅wheat

[duhk-hweet, -weet]
–noun
India wheat.

Origin:
1605–15; duck 1 + wheat

India wheat

–noun
a buckwheat, Fagopyrum tataricum, of India, having loose clusters of greenish or yellowish flowers, grown for soil improvement.
Also called duckwheat.


Origin:
1855–60
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