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Buckwheat

Buckwheat Definition An annual, herbaceous, cold-sensitive crop plant from the knotweed family (Polygonmaceae, pseudocereals; not a cereal) that grows to a height of 20-60 cm. Buckwheat is a pseudo-cereal.There are three types of buckwheat: wild buckwheat (Fagopyrum cymosum), true or common buckw...

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