buckwheat
noun /ˈbʌkwiːt/
/ˈbʌkwiːt/
[uncountable]- small dark seed that is grown as food for animals and for making flour
Topics Farmingc2, Foodc2荞麦 词源mid 16th cent.: from Middle Dutch boecweite ‘beech wheat’, its grains being shaped like beechmast.