Buckwheat (disambiguation)

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