(n) 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, Syn. Fagopyrum esculentum, Polygonum fagopyrum
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a kind of plant; poly`s many + go`ny the knee, a joint of a plant. So called in allusion to the numerous joints. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]