English-Thai Dictionary
buckwheat
N เมล็ด พืช ขนาดเล็ก สีเข้ม ma-led-phued-kha-nad-lek-see-kem
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BUCKWHEAT
n.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.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BUCKWHEAT
Buck "wheat `, n. Etym: [Buck a beech tree + wheat; akin to D.boekweit, G. buchweizen. ]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
buckwheat
buck wheat |ˈbəkˌ (h )wēt ˈbəkˌ (h )wit | ▶noun 1 an Asian plant of the dock family that produces starchy seeds. The seeds are used for fodder and are also milled into flour that is widely used in the US. [Fagopyrum esculentum, family Polygonaceae. ] 2 (in full buckwheat tree ) see titi 2. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Middle Dutch boecweite ‘beech wheat, ’ its grains being shaped like beech mast.
Oxford Dictionary
buckwheat
buck |wheat |ˈbʌkwiːt | ▶noun an Asian plant of the dock family, producing starchy seeds that are used for fodder and also milled into flour which is widely used in the US. ●Fagopyrum esculentum, family Polygonaceae. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Middle Dutch boecweite ‘beech wheat ’, its grains being shaped like beechmast.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
buckwheat
b ú ck wh è at 名詞 U 1 〘植 〙ソバ (の実 ) 〘英米では家畜の飼料 〙.2 ソバ粉 (buckwheat flour ) 〘米国ではパンケーキに用いる 〙.