wild buckwheat
Any plant in the genus Eriogonum of wild buckwheats, in the knotweed or buckwheat…Any plant in the genus Eriogonum of wild buckwheats, in the knotweed or buckwheat family (Polygonaceae), as is true buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum).
Meaning
6 senses(US, uncountable, usually)Any plant in the genus Eriogonum of wild buckwheats, in the knotweed or buckwheat family (Polygonaceae), as is true buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum).
Other plants related to or resembling buckwheat:
(uncountable, usually)Many other plants of the family Polygonaceae;
(uncountable, usually)Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum), cultivated in the Himalayas;
(uncountable, usually)Tall buckwheat (Fagopyrum cymosum, syns. Fagopyrum acutatum, Fagopyrum dibotrys), cultivated for medicinal use and as animal fodder;
(uncountable, usually)Many plants of genus Eriogonum, of North America;
(uncountable, usually)Black bindweed, of species Fallopia convolvulus.
- low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah)
Forms
plural: wild buckwheats| Singular | wild buckwheat |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonyms- low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah):California buckwheatErigonum fasciculatum
Lessons for this word
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