| NOUN | plant | Fagopyrum esculentum, buckwheat, Polygonum fagopyrum | a member of the genus Fagopyrum |
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| Meaning | A member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour. | |
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| Synonyms | buckwheat, Polygonum fagopyrum | |
| Member of | Polygonum, genus Polygonum | diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions |
| Parts | buckwheat | grain ground into flour |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | alforfón, fagopyrum esculentum, Polygonum fagopyrum | |
| Catalan | fagopyrum esculentum, fajol | |
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