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Buckwheat may be planted later than any similar crop, and often does well on old meadows or waste land that can be broken after the more exacting crops are planted.
David F. Houston

Meaning of "buckwheat" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUCKWHEAT

From Middle Dutch boecweite, from boekebeech + weitewheat, from the resemblance of their seeds to beechnuts.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BUCKWHEAT

buckwheat  [ˈbʌkˌwiːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUCKWHEAT

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conjunction
determiner
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Buckwheat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUCKWHEAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Buckwheat

Buckwheat, with the botanical name Fagopyrum esculentum, is a plant cultivated for its grain-like seeds, and also used as a cover crop. Despite the name, buckwheat is not related to wheat, as it is not a grass. Instead, buckwheat is related to sorrel, knotweed, and rhubarb. Because its seeds are eaten, it is referred to as a pseudocereal. The cultivation of buckwheat grain declined sharply in the 20th century with the adoption of nitrogen fertilizer that increased the productivity of other staples. A related species, Fagopyrum tataricum is also cultivated as a grain in the Himalayas.

Definition of buckwheat in the English dictionary

The first definition of buckwheat in the dictionary is 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. Other definition of buckwheat is the edible seeds of this plant, ground into flour or used as animal fodder. Buckwheat is also the flour obtained from these seeds.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUCKWHEAT


Alaouite
ˈæləˌwiːt
Alawite
ˈæləˌwiːt
bittersweet
ˈbɪtəˌswiːt
meadowsweet
ˈmɛdəʊˌswiːt
medium-sweet
ˌmiːdɪəmˈswiːt
Nutrasweet
ˈnjuːtrəswiːt
oversweet
ˌəʊvəˈswiːt
peetweet
ˈpiːtˌwiːt
semisweet
ˌsemɪˈswiːt
suite
swiːt
supersweet
ˌsuːpərˈswiːt
sweet
swiːt
tweet
twiːt
unsweet
ʌnˈswiːt
wheat
wiːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUCKWHEAT

buckling
buckminsterfullerene
bucko
buckra
buckrake
buckram
Bucks
bucksaw
buckshee
buckshish
buckshot
buckskin
buckskinned
buckskins
bucktail
buckteeth
buckthorn
bucktooth
buckyball
buckytube

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUCKWHEAT

bulgur wheat
cheat
cracked wheat
durum wheat
Federation wheat
hard wheat
heat
on heat
overheat
preheat
radiant heat
reheat
residual heat
soft wheat
specific heat
superheat
the heat
total heat
whole-wheat
winter wheat

Synonyms and antonyms of buckwheat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «buckwheat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUCKWHEAT

Find out the translation of buckwheat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of buckwheat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «buckwheat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

荞麦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trigo sarraceno
570 millions of speakers

English

buckwheat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक प्रकार का अनाज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحنطة السوداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гречка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trigo mourisco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাজরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sarrasin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Soba
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Buchweizen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソバ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

메밀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Buckwheat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lúa mạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

buckwheat
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक प्रकारचा पेंढा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karabuğday
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grano saraceno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gryka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гречка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hrișcă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φαγόπυρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bokwiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bovete
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bokhvete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of buckwheat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUCKWHEAT»

The term «buckwheat» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.805 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about buckwheat

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2 QUOTES WITH «BUCKWHEAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word buckwheat.
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David F. Houston
Buckwheat may be planted later than any similar crop, and often does well on old meadows or waste land that can be broken after the more exacting crops are planted.
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Nobu Matsuhisa
I eat soup noodles for comfort. In fact, noodles of any kind. It's a food that is very easy to eat; it's very soothing and comfortable, too. If I could choose any, I'd say buckwheat was my favourite: it has a very good flavour and is healthy, too.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUCKWHEAT»

Discover the use of buckwheat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to buckwheat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Buckwheat, Please Come Home
This is the first storybook in the Buckwheat and Riley Roberts series to come. This and the following series of books to come are keepers for your library. Your children will want to hear and read them again and again.
A. D. Boller, 2007
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The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods
Buckwheat The name “buckwheat” comes from the Dutch word bockweit, which is indicative of the resemblance to beech tree seeds and the wheatlike character of buckwheat flour. Interestingly, buckwheat is not a cereal grain but a fruit seed ...
Michael T. Murray, Joseph E. Pizzorno, 2005
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Buckwheat
The yield of flour per bushel of buckwheat is usually about twenty-five pounds, though twenty-eight or more may be secured if the grain is plump and very dry. The middlings, a by-product of the flouring process, is much sought by dairymen as ...
John Lemuel Stone, 1906
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Pseudocereals and Less Common Cereals: Grain Properties and ...
4.4.1 Food Most of the buckwheat grain utilized as human food is sold in the form of groats and flour. Groats are of white, beige, light brown or dark brown colour, depending on the method of hulling (dry or treated hydrothermally, hulled, ...
Peter S. Belton, John R.N. Taylor, 2002
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Chemistry and Technology of Cereals as Food and Feed
BUCKWHEAT History, Structure, and Composition The buckwheat plant is a small branching annual with smooth succulent stems. It thrives in cool, moist, temperate regions, and on sandy well-drained soils. Since it grows and matures rapidly, ...
Samuel A. Matz, 1991
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American Cookery
The tendency to lump is greatly diminished, if the buckwheat is mixed thoroughly with any coarser-grained wheat cereal, either the bleached or the malted varieties. Buckwheat adds a delicious, piquant flavor when used for dredging fish or ...
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Proceedings of the International Symposium held in Nanning, ...
ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF COMMON AND TARTARY BUCKWHEAT STARCH Wende Li', Rufa Lin2 and Harold Corke' ABSTRACT Physico-chemical properties of starch of three common (Fagopyrum esculentum) and three tartary ( F.
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A Study of Physiological Balance for Buckwheat Grown in ...
measurements are here indicated for buckwheat than have been brought out in the study of wheat with these 3-salt solutions. This clearly emphasizes the point previously brought out that buckwheat responds more readily to the influence of ...
John Wesley Shive, 1917
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Organic Production and Use of Alternative Crops
Ripe acorns appear with buckwheat 5 to 10% of the time; an even more serious problem is caused by ripe acorns falling off. Buckwheat may take up to two months after the appearance of the first ripe acorns to harvest [17]. □ ...
Franc Bavec, Martina Bavec, 2006
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Food in China: A Cultural and Historical Inquiry
MINOR CEREALS AND PULSES Buckwheat, Rye, and Oats Two species of domesticated buckwheat are usually identified in China, one sweet (Fagopyrum esculentum = F. vulgare, common buckwheat; ch'iao-mai or t'ien-ch'iao-mai, " sweet ...
Frederick J. Simoons, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUCKWHEAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term buckwheat is used in the context of the following news items.
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4 allergy-friendly high-protein plant-based foods including amaranth …
Buckwheat is the seed of a fruit in the rhubarb and sorrel family. Another complete protein that does not contain wheat or gluten despite its very ... «insideTORONTO.com, Jul 15»
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Benefits of buckwheat groats for heart health and arthritis relief
(TRFW News) While the name may not bring to mind thoughts of delicious food, buckwheat groats are packed with a wealth of health benefits. «The Raw Food World News, Jul 15»
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Cover crops: benefits and resources
This process maintains water quality and protects the environment. Some cover crops such as buckwheat and radish also help recycle nutrients ... «Farm Industry News, Jul 15»
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Review: Beachbum Berry's Latitude 29
A dish of chilled buckwheat soba noodles arrived beautifully presented — tightly coiled in a mound topped with thin slices of radish, corn ... «bestofneworleans.com, Jul 15»
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YOUR PHOTOS: In the camera's eye - photos taken around the …
Submitted photo by Kelly Cobus Buckwheat the dog is known to his friends as “Bucky.” He is currently residing in Douglas, Ont. and is actually ... «Pembroke Daily Observer, Jul 15»
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'Big shoes to fill': Dickinson Research Extension Center welcomes …
... the new cropping systems specialist at the Dickinson Research Extension Center, stands in front of test plots for oats and buckwheat Monday ... «Dickinson Press, Jul 15»
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Downtown Kitchen and Cocktails' upcoming Moscow menu will …
... and grilled flatbread, a bacon and cabbage-stuffed rainbow trout called “Rainbow in the Cherry Orchard,” with buckwheat pilaf, mushrooms, ... «Inside Tucson Business, Jul 15»
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Banks Brothers Productions to Present THEY DON'T WANT TO …
... of the most polarizing African American Actors in history such as Sleep N Eat, Steppin' Fetchit, Butterfly McQueen and Buckwheat Thomas. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Clubs, Meetings
SNOWFLAKE: Homestyle breakfast including omelets, buttermilk-buckwheat pancakes and more served from 7-10 a.m. at Cedar Hills Senior ... «White Mountain Independent, Jul 15»
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Raw Chocolate Ruby Cheesecake [Vegan, Raw, Gluten-Free]
To prepare the crust, process walnuts, coconut, buckwheat and sea salt in a food processor until the nuts are fine crumbs, then add the dates ... «One Green Planet, Jul 15»

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