duckwheat

duckwheat
/duk"hweet', -weet'/, n.
[1605-15; DUCK1 + WHEAT]

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  • duckwheat — /duk hweet , weet /, n. See India wheat. [1605 15; DUCK1 + WHEAT] …   Useful english dictionary

  • India wheat — a buckwheat, Fagopyrum tataricum, of India, having loose clusters of greenish or yellowish flowers, grown for soil improvement. Also called duckwheat. [1855 60] * * * …   Universalium

  • india wheat — noun Usage: usually capitalized I : tartarian buckwheat * * * a buckwheat, Fagopyrum tataricum, of India, having loose clusters of greenish or yellowish flowers, grown for soil improvement. Also called duckwheat. [1855 60] …   Useful english dictionary

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