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buckwheat
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As a noun, buckwheat means an Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. 1.
Meanings of buckwheat
8 meaningsnoun
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. 1
culinaryThe fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
western usAny of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
slangA slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
derogatoryoffensiveethnic slurUSCurly hair of a black person.
slangPubic hair.
A member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flourplant
Similar: Polygonum fagopyrum, Fagopyrum esculentumGrain ground into flourfood
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).