HyperDic: buckwheat

English > 2 senses of the word buckwheat:
NOUNplantbuckwheat, Polygonum fagopyrum, Fagopyrum esculentuma member of the genus Fagopyrum
foodbuckwheatgrain ground into flour
buckwheat > pronunciation
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English > buckwheat: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningA 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.
SynonymsPolygonum fagopyrum, Fagopyrum esculentum
Member ofPolygonum, genus Polygonumdiverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions
Partsbuckwheatgrain ground into flour
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishalforfón, fagopyrum esculentum, Polygonum fagopyrum
Catalanfagopyrum esculentum, fajol
English > buckwheat: 2 senses > noun 2, food
Meaninggrain ground into flour.
Part ofbuckwheat, Polygonum fagopyrum, Fagopyrum esculentumA member of the genus Fagopyrum
Broadergrain, food grain, cerealfoodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
Spanishalforfón, trigo sarraceno
Catalanblat negre, fajol

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