Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small genus of annual plants, closely allied to Polygonum (in which it is often included), natives of central Asia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun a genus of plants of the buckwheat family, including the buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum ; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum.
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- noun buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum
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Buckwheat Buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum, is a plant in the Polygonum family, a relative of rhubarb and sorrel.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Buckwheat Buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum, is a plant in the Polygonum family, a relative of rhubarb and sorrel.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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They are especially abundant in buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum.
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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John Troesle says that he gets a crop of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) in about two months in Monte Verde, Costa Rica.
9: Domestic animals 1996
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BUCKWHEAT, the fruit (so-called seeds) of _Fagopyrum esculentum_ (natural order Polygonaceae), a herbaceous plant, native of central Asia, but cultivated in Europe and North America; also extensively cultivated in the
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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The first family (_Polygoneæ_) is represented by the various species of _Polygonum_ (knotgrass, smart-weed, etc.), and among cultivated plants by the buckwheat (_Fagopyrum_).
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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Consider buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), bugleweed (Ajuga reptans), Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) chickweed
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Brigitte Mars 2010
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Consider buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), bugleweed (Ajuga reptans), Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) chickweed
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Brigitte Mars 2010
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Kasha aka buckwheat is a herb of the genus Fagopyrum.
Diner's Journal 2009
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Kasha aka buckwheat is a herb of the genus Fagopyrum.
Diner's Journal 2009
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