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What is the difference between buckwheat and wheat?

buckwheat | wheat | Derived terms |

Wheat is a derived term of buckwheat.



As nouns the difference between buckwheat and wheat

is that buckwheat is an Asian plant, of the species species: Fagopyrum esculentum while wheat is any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

As an adjective wheat is

wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.

buckwheat

English

(wikipedia buckwheat) (Fagopyrum esculentum)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An Asian plant, of the species .
  • The fruit of this plant used as a cereal.

    • Derived terms

    * buckwheat cake * buckwheat coal

    wheat

    English

    (wikipedia wheat) (Triticum)

    Noun

  • (countable) any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum , that yields flour as used in bakery.
  • (uncountable) a light brown colour, like that of wheat.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.

    • Derived terms

    * buckwheat * cracked wheat * durum wheat * hard wheat * Marquis wheat * separate the wheat from the chaff * shredded wheat * soft wheat * starch wheat * wheat belt * wheat bread * wheat flour * wheat germ * wheat rust * wheatear * wheaten * wheaten terrier * wheatgrass * wheatland * wheatmeal * wheatworm * whole-wheat * winter wheat

    Related terms

    * white

    See also

    * aleurone * bulgur * dermatitis herpetiformis * einkorn * emmer * farina * flour * frumentaceous * frumenty * leghorn * pani puri * semolina * spelt * tabbouleh * udon * zein *