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

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 Encyclopedia of Life
Fagopyrum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Fagopyrum at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Fagopyrum at The Plant List

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