Fagopyrum
noun
Fag·o·py·rum
-ˈpīrəm
: a genus of European and Asiatic annual plants (family Polygonaceae) having the achene much exceeding the perianth but otherwise resembling members of the genus Polygonum see buckwheat
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin fagus beech + New Latin -o- + -pyrum (from Greek pyros wheat)