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POLYGONUM FAGOPYRUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Synonyms:
buckwheat; Fagopyrum esculentum; Polygonum fagopyrum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Polygonum fagopyrum" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Meronyms (parts of "Polygonum fagopyrum"):
buckwheat (grain ground into flour)
Holonyms ("Polygonum fagopyrum" is a member of...):
genus Polygonum; Polygonum (diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions)
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