tartarian buckwheat

tartarian buckwheat
noun
Usage: usually capitalized T
: a buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) introduced from Asia and distinguished by slender racemes of flowers and fruit with obtuse often corrugated angles — compare common buckwheat

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  • Tartary Buckwheat — Taxobox name = Tartar Buckwheat image width = 200px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Polygonaceae genus = Fagopyrum species = F. tataricum binomial = Fagopyrum tataricum binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • common buckwheat — noun : an Asiatic buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) that has short dense flower clusters and sharp angled fruit and is now widespread especially in cultivation compare tartarian buckwheat …   Useful english dictionary

  • tartary buckwheat — ˈtärd.ərē noun Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: tartary from Tartary (Tatary), indefinite region in Asia and Europe inhabited by Tatars, from Middle English Tartarie, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin Tartaria : tartarian buckwheat …   Useful english dictionary

  • india wheat — noun Usage: usually capitalized I : tartarian buckwheat * * * a buckwheat, Fagopyrum tataricum, of India, having loose clusters of greenish or yellowish flowers, grown for soil improvement. Also called duckwheat. [1855 60] …   Useful english dictionary

  • duck wheat — noun : tartarian buckwheat …   Useful english dictionary

  • indian wheat — noun Usage: usually capitalized I Etymology: indian (II) 2 1. : indian corn 2. [probably from indian (II) 1] …   Useful english dictionary

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