buckwheat

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A plant of the genus Fagopyrum, an annual Asian crop with small pinkish-white flowers and small edible triangular seeds, which are used whole or ground into flour.

• 🇪🇸Planta del género Fagopyrum, cultivo anual asiático de pequeñas flores rosadas o blancas y semillas comestibles de forma triangular, que se usan enteras o molidas como harina.

1. Plant B1 formal scientific

   An annual Asian plant of the genus Fagopyrum, bearing clusters of small pinkish-white flowers and small, edible, triangular seeds.

   • Buckwheat is often grown as a cover crop to improve soil health.
   • The farmer planted a field of buckwheat this spring.
   • Buckwheat flowers attract many bees and other pollinators.

   🇪🇸Trigo sarraceno (planta)

2. Grain or Flour A2 formal culinary

   The edible seeds of the buckwheat plant, often ground into a flour used for cooking and baking.

   • Buckwheat flour is a key ingredient in traditional Japanese soba noodles.
   • She used buckwheat to make a hearty porridge for breakfast.
   • Many gluten-free recipes call for buckwheat flour as a substitute.

   🇪🇸Trigo sarraceno (grano o harina)

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