Tartary buckwheat

noun

Tar·​ta·​ry buckwheat

ˈtärtərē-

: tartarian buckwheat

Word History

Etymology

tartary from Tartary (Tatary), indefinite region in Asia and Europe inhabited by Tatars, from Middle English Tartarie, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin Tartaria

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