HyperDic: polygonaceae

English > 1 sense of the word Polygonaceae:
NOUNplantPolygonaceae, family Polygonaceae, buckwheat familya family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone
English > Polygonaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats.
Synonymsfamily Polygonaceae, buckwheat family
Member ofPolygonales, order Polygonalescoextensive with the family Polygonaceae,
MembersFagopyrum, genus Fagopyrumbuckwheat
Polygonum, genus Polygonumdiverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions
Rheum, genus Rheumrhubarb
Rumex, genus Rumexdocks
genus EriogonumNorth American herbs of the buckwheat family
Broaderdicot family, magnoliopsid familyfamily of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Spanishpoligonáceas
CatalanPolygonaceae

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