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