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Webster 1913 Edition

Buckwheat

Buck′wheatˊ

,
Noun.
[
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.
2.
The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition

Buckwheat

BUCK'WHEAT

,
Noun.
A plant and a species of grain; called also brank. It belongs to the genus polygonum, or knot-grass. It is cultivated as food for beasts, and the flour is much used in America for breakfast cakes.

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