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)

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