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Noun: Fagopyrum esculentum
  1. 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
    - buckwheat, Polygonum fagopyrum

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: genus Polygonum, Polygonum

Encyclopedia: Fagopyrum esculentum