NOUN | plant | Polygonum fagopyrum, buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum | 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, Fagopyrum esculentum | |
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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