buckwheat

indénombrable

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.

• 🇫🇷Plante annuelle du genre Fagopyrum, cultivée en Asie, aux petites fleurs rosâtres ou blanches et aux graines triangulaires comestibles, utilisées entières ou moulues en farine.

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.

   🇫🇷Sarrasin (plante)

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.

   🇫🇷Sarrasin (graine ou farine)

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