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BUCKWHEAT [1 record]

Record 1 2010-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A herbaceous, erect annual the dry seed or grain of which is used as a source of food and feed.

OBS

It is not a true cereal (it belongs to the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae) and is one of the very few plants, other than those of the Gramineae family, used for their starchy seed, which is processed as a meal or flour.

OBS

buckwheat; common buckwheat: terms standardized by ISO.

OBS

buckwheat: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

OBS

buckwheat: term and abbreviation used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Céréale [...] encore appelée blé noir, qui appartient à la famille des polygonacées, dont les grains sont utilisés en alimentation humaine, sous forme de farine (crêpes, galettes, bouillies) [...] qui est parfois cultivée comme fourrage vert d'été.

OBS

sarrasin; blé noir : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

sarrasin commun : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada.

OBS

sarrasin; BWT : terme et abréviation en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Planta anual de la familia de las Poligonáceas, como de un metro de altura, con tallos nudosos, hojas grandes y acorazonadas, flores blancas sonrosadas, en racimo, y fruto negruzco y triangular [...]

CONT

El alforfón o trigo sarraceno es una planta anual herbácea de la familia de las Polygonaceas cultivada por sus granos para su consumo humano y animal. Se considera popularmente un cereal, aunque realmente no lo es ya que aunque posee características similares, no pertenece a la familia de las gramíneas sino a las poligonáceas. Es originario del Asia Central.

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