Fagopyrum

Translingual

Fagopyrum esculentum

Etymology

From Latin fagus (“beech”) and Ancient Greek πυρός (purós, “wheat”). Calque of Germanic forms such as German Buchweizen, Dutch boekweit, and Danish boghvede.

Proper noun

Fagopyrum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – buckwheat and close relatives.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Polygonaceae - family; Polygonoideae - subfamily; Fagopyreae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Fagopyrum esculentum - type species; Fagopyrum cymosum, Fagopyrum dibotrys, Fagopyrum tataricum - selected species

References

• Fagopyrum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Fagopyrum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Fagopyrum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Fagopyrum at USDA Plants database
• Fagopyrum at Tropicos
• Fagopyrum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Fagopyrum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Fagopyrum at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Fagopyrum at The Plant List