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