Buckwheat (disambiguation) explained

Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is a plant cultivated for its grain-like seeds; it is also used as a cover crop.

Buckwheat may also refer to:

Plants

• Buckwheat family or Polygonaceae, a family of plants
• Tartary buckwheat or Fagopyrum tataricum, cultivated in the Himalayas
• Tall buckwheat, Fagopyrum acutatum, synonym Fagopyrum dibotrys, cultivated for medicinal use and as animal fodder
• Eriogonum or wild buckwheat, a genus of North American plants
• Fallopia convolvulus or wild buckwheat, a noxious agricultural weed.

Entertainment

• Buckwheat, a character played by Billie Thomas in the 1930s U.S. short film series Our Gang
  • Portrayed as an adult by comedian Eddie Murphy on Saturday Night Live
• Buckwheat Zydeco (1947–2016), American accordionist and zydeco musician

See also

• Buckweed