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Definition: Fagopyrum


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum.[Wordnet].
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Date "Fagopyrum" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1818. (references)

Common Expressions: Fagopyrum

Expressions	Definition
Fagopyrum esculentum	A member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Fagopyrum	Buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Polygonum fagopyrum	A member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Specialty Expressions: Fagopyrum

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Fagopyrum esculentum	Aerospace	Buckwheat is cultivated in Canada as a crop for fodder and for the production of buckwheat honey. Ingesting entire plants, dried or fresh, has caused photosensitization in animals with exposed or light-colored skin including cattle, goats, sheep, swine, and turkeys. Exposure to the sun is necessary. This plant is considered to be a primary photosensitizer, although jaundice has occurred concurrently, which indicates secondary involvement of the liver (Cooper and Johnson 1984, Cheeke and Schull 1985). Buckwheat has been found to be an effective replacement for wheat or barley in rations for swine (Anderson and Bowland 1981). Closely related tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum L.) is also a satisfactory grain replacement in ruminant animals (Nicholson et al. 1976). Humans can be sensitized to dust from buckwheat flour after long exposure. Asthma is the usual response, although rare individuals may manifest food allergy reactions after ingesting food products containing buckwheat flour. Photosensitization has not occurred in humans (Blumstein 1936). Little fagopyrin occurs in the seeds, but ingesting the entire plant, either green or dried, can cause serious photosensitization in livestock (Johnson 1989). Fagopyrin, probably a derivative of naphthodianthrone, is closely related to hypericin, which is found in St. John's-wort (Hypericum perforatum). The absorption spectra of these chemicals is in the range of 540-610 nm (Johnson 1983). General symptoms of poisoning: 1- Cattle: a- recumbency; b- skin, peeling of; c- thirsty; and d- weakness; 2- Goats: a- blistering; and b- skin, peeling of; 3- Swine: a- blistering; and b- skin, peeling of; 4- Turkeys: a- in-coordination; and b- skin, peeling of; and 5- Humans and Sheep: a- blistering; b- paralysis; c- recumbency; and d- skin, peeling of. (references)
Fagopyrum esculentum	Botanical	The seed are a valuable grain, the leaves a potherb, rarely, if ever, planted in Panama. Elsewhere the plant serves as a honey and fodder plant. (references)
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Extended Definition: Fagopyrum

Fagopyrum

Fagopyrum

Fagopyrum esculentum

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Fagopyrum P. Mill.

Species

15-16, including:
Fagopyrum esculentum
Fagopyrum tataricum

The genus Fagopyrum in the flowering plant family Polygonaceae contains 15 to 16 species of plants, including two important crop plants, the Buckwheat or Japanese Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum, and the Tartary Buckwheat Fagopyrum tataricum. They have similar uses, and are classed as pseudocereals, i.e. they are used in the same way as cereals but do not belong the grass family Gramineae.

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Translations: Fagopyrum

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Central Danish	Boghvede (buckwheat, black wheat, Fagopyrum, knotgrass, polygon). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, Fagopyrum. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish	Boghvede (buckwheat, black wheat, Fagopyrum, knotgrass, polygon). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, Fagopyrum. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk	Boghvede (buckwheat, black wheat, Fagopyrum, knotgrass, polygon). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, Fagopyrum. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland	Boghvede (buckwheat, black wheat, Fagopyrum, knotgrass, polygon). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, Fagopyrum. (volunteer & more translations)
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Language	Translations for “Fagopyrum” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Esperanto	Fagopiro (buckwheat, Fagopyrum). Additional references: Esperanto, Fagopyrum. (volunteer)
Pig Latin	Agopyrumfay (Fagopyrum). Additional references: Pig Latin, Fagopyrum. (volunteer)
Terran B	Boghede (Fagopyrum). Additional references: Terran B, Fagopyrum. (volunteer)
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