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buckwheat family

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Noun1.buckwheat familybuckwheat family - a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats
family Polygonaceae, Polygonaceae
dicot family, magnoliopsid family - family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
order Polygonales, Polygonales - coextensive with the family Polygonaceae,
genus Polygonum, Polygonum - diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions
Fagopyrum, genus Fagopyrum - buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum
genus Eriogonum - North American herbs of the buckwheat family
genus Rheum, Rheum - rhubarb
genus Rumex, Rumex - docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions


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The spineflower, a member of the buckwheat family, has a dime-size grayish bloom.
FLOWER HALTS BRUSH BURN MENTRYVILLE AREA SURVEYED FOR RARE SPECIES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Some members of the buckwheat family have contributed to agriculture, such as crop research, but so far those studies haven't been conducted for the spineflower, Rutherford said.
THERE'S REASON THEY'RE SAVING IT SPINEFLOWER MAY REVEAL MUCH by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) consists almost entirely of ornamental perennials, many of which are drought tolerant.
GARDENING : SAFFRON BUCKWHEAT SHRUB HAILS FROM NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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