| 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 | ||