English noun: buckwheat | |||
1. | buckwheat (plant) 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 | Fagopyrum esculentum, Polygonum fagopyrum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
Part holonym | buckwheat | ||
Member meronym | genus Polygonum, Polygonum | ||
2. | buckwheat (food) grain ground into flour | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cereal, food grain, grain | ||
Part meronym | buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum, Polygonum fagopyrum | ||