BUCK'WHEAT, noun A plant and a species of grain; called also brank. It belongs to the genus polygonum, or knot-grass. It is cultivated as food for beasts, and the flour is much used in America for breakfast cakes.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.