nnoun.planta 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 flourSynset:Fagopyrum esculentum Polygonum fagopyrum
Member Holonyms:Polygonum genus Polygonum
Hypernyms:herb herbaceous plant
Inherited Hypernyms:buckwheatherbvascular plantplantorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:buckwheat
nnoun.foodgrain ground into flourPart Holonyms:Fagopyrum esculentum Polygonum fagopyrum buckwheat
Hypernyms:cereal food grain grain
Inherited Hypernyms:buckwheatgrainfoodstufffoodsubstancematterphysical entityentity