buckwheat

[ buhk-hweet, -weet ]

/ ˈbʌkˌʰwit, -ˌwit /

noun

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.

the seeds of this plant.

Also buckwheat flour . flour made from seeds of buckwheat.

adjective

made with buckwheat flour: buckwheat pancakes.

Origin of buckwheat

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

OTHER WORDS FROM buckwheat

buckwheatlike, adjective

Words nearby buckwheat

bucktail, buckthorn, buckthorn family, bucktooth, buck up, buckwheat, buckwheat cake, buckwheat coal, buckwheat family, buckwheat note, buckyball

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Example sentences from the Web for buckwheat

For those unfamiliar, soba is buckwheat noodle dish—and they proved much more popular amongst the public.
Inside The World’s 10 Oldest Restaurants|Justin Jones|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The buckwheat with pork fat and boiled potatoes is served in cellophane bowls and is fresh and tasty.
Slouching Towards Maidan: An American Hair-Trader Reflects On Ukraine’s Protests|Vijai Maheshwari|December 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I would cook her favorite, buckwheat with onions, which I was too busy to make when she was alive.
How I Write: Elena Gorokhova|Noah Charney|August 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Soba noodles, on the other hand, which are made out of buckwheat, are deeply flavorful.
What to Eat: Cleansers|Cookstr.com|January 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Horace applied himself to his buckwheat cakes in silence, and looked rather gloomy.
Little Folks Astray|Sophia May (Rebecca Sophia Clarke)
The farmer meekly intimated that ten acres of buckwheat and five acres of oats seemed rather disproportional.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field
A method that is very effective is to smother the weeds by a dense growth of some other plant, for example, cowpeas or buckwheat.
Agriculture for Beginners|Charles William Burkett
Buckwheat ripens unevenly and will continue to bloom until frost.
Agriculture for Beginners|Charles William Burkett
Take a quart of buckwheat meal, mix with it a tea-spoonful of salt, and add a handful of Indian meal.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches|Eliza Leslie

British Dictionary definitions for buckwheat

buckwheat

/ (ˈbʌkˌwiːt) /

noun

any of several polygonaceous plants of the genus Fagopyrum, esp F. esculentum, which has fragrant white flowers and is cultivated, esp in the US, for its seeds

the edible seeds of this plant, ground into flour or used as animal fodder

the flour obtained from these seeds

Word Origin for buckwheat

C16: from Middle Dutch boecweite, from boeke beech + weite wheat, from the resemblance of their seeds to beechnuts

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	buckwheat
释义	buckwheat [ buhk-hweet, -weet ] / ˈbʌkˌʰwit, -ˌwit / noun 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. the seeds of this plant. Also buckwheat flour . flour made from seeds of buckwheat. adjective made with buckwheat flour: buckwheat pancakes. Origin of buckwheat 1540–50; obsolete buck(Old English bōcbeech) + wheat; compare Dutch boekweit,German Buchweizen; so called because its seeds resemble beechnuts OTHER WORDS FROM buckwheat buckwheatlike, adjective Words nearby buckwheat bucktail, buckthorn, buckthorn family, bucktooth, buck up, buckwheat, buckwheat cake, buckwheat coal, buckwheat family, buckwheat note, buckyball Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for buckwheat For those unfamiliar, soba is buckwheat noodle dish—and they proved much more popular amongst the public. Inside The World’s 10 Oldest Restaurants\|Justin Jones\|December 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The buckwheat with pork fat and boiled potatoes is served in cellophane bowls and is fresh and tasty. Slouching Towards Maidan: An American Hair-Trader Reflects On Ukraine’s Protests\|Vijai Maheshwari\|December 15, 2013\|DAILY BEAST I would cook her favorite, buckwheat with onions, which I was too busy to make when she was alive. How I Write: Elena Gorokhova\|Noah Charney\|August 2, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Soba noodles, on the other hand, which are made out of buckwheat, are deeply flavorful. What to Eat: Cleansers\|Cookstr.com\|January 5, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Horace applied himself to his buckwheat cakes in silence, and looked rather gloomy. Little Folks Astray\|Sophia May (Rebecca Sophia Clarke) The farmer meekly intimated that ten acres of buckwheat and five acres of oats seemed rather disproportional. Watch Yourself Go By\|Al. G. Field A method that is very effective is to smother the weeds by a dense growth of some other plant, for example, cowpeas or buckwheat. Agriculture for Beginners\|Charles William Burkett Buckwheat ripens unevenly and will continue to bloom until frost. Agriculture for Beginners\|Charles William Burkett Take a quart of buckwheat meal, mix with it a tea-spoonful of salt, and add a handful of Indian meal. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches\|Eliza Leslie British Dictionary definitions for buckwheat buckwheat / (ˈbʌkˌwiːt) / noun any of several polygonaceous plants of the genus Fagopyrum, esp F. esculentum, which has fragrant white flowers and is cultivated, esp in the US, for its seeds the edible seeds of this plant, ground into flour or used as animal fodder the flour obtained from these seeds Word Origin for buckwheat C16: from Middle Dutch boecweite, from boeke beech + weite wheat, from the resemblance of their seeds to beechnuts Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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