buckwheat
noun
buck·wheat
Ë?bÉ™k-ËŒ(h)wÄ“t 
1
: any of a genus (Fagopyrum of the family Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family) of Eurasian herbs with alternate leaves, clusters of apetalous pinkish-white flowers, and triangular seeds
especially
: either of two plants (F. esculentum and F. tartaricum) cultivated for their edible seeds
2
: the seed of a buckwheat used as a cereal grain
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The preserve is famous for its wildflowers, many of them endemic to Marin County; rare flowers in the area include the Tiburon paintbrush, Tiburon buckwheat, Marin dwarf flax and the Tiburon jewelflower.
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Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
Some prices of goods go down, for example, buckwheat.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
Most of the plants growing at the nursery will be planted on the structure next year: native shrubs such as white sage, California fuchsia, California buckwheat, sagebrush, purple sage, black sage, toyon and laurel sumac, along with a variety of native grasses.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Our favorite bite of the night was a dish with Kaluga caviar served atop a buckwheat blini that floated in a moat of beurre blanc.
—Maddy Johnston, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
Some prices of goods go down, for example, buckwheat.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
Most of the plants growing at the nursery will be planted on the structure next year: native shrubs such as white sage, California fuchsia, California buckwheat, sagebrush, purple sage, black sage, toyon and laurel sumac, along with a variety of native grasses.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Our favorite bite of the night was a dish with Kaluga caviar served atop a buckwheat blini that floated in a moat of beurre blanc.
—Maddy Johnston, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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buckwheat
noun
buck·wheat
Ë?bÉ™k-ËŒhwÄ“t
-ˌwēt
: either of two plants with white or greenish flowers that are grown for their dark triangular seeds which are used as a cereal grain
also
: the seeds of a buckwheat
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