Polygonaceae
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The only family of the buckwheat order (Polygonales) of dicotyledonous flowering plants. It has 40 genera of herbs, shrubs, and trees. |
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Polygonaceae Categories.
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Buckwheat - Either of two species (Fagopyrum esculentum, or sagittatum, and F. tataricum) of herbaceous plants and their edible seeds, used as a cereal grain. Although the seeds are used as cereal, the plant is not one of the cereal grasses (POACEAE). |
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Eriogonum - A plant genus of the family POLYGONACEAE. |
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Polygonum - A plant genus of the family POLYGONACEAE that is an ingredient of Shou-Wu-Pian, a Chinese herbal preparation (DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL). The common name of black bindweed also refers to TAMUS or Fallopia (use POLYGONACEAE). |
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Rheum - A plant genus of the family POLYGONACEAE. Members contain chrysophanic acid, rhein, EMODIN, and other anthraquinones. The roots were formerly used as purgatives. |
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Rumex - A plant genus of the family POLYGONACEAE that contains patientosides and other naphthalene glycosides. |
Polygonaceae Definitions and Terms
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