Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun buckwheat

2 senses of buckwheat

Sense 1
buckwheat, Polygonum fagopyrum, Fagopyrum esculentum -- (a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 2
buckwheat -- (grain ground into flour)
       => grain, food grain, cereal -- (foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses)