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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 ck wh 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 〙.