family polygonaceae

1. A family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone;
   Includes the buckwheats (synset 112621335)
   is a type of: dicot family, magnoliopsid family - family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
   member holonym:

   • genus polygonum, polygonum - diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions
   • fagopyrum, genus fagopyrum - buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum
   • genus eriogonum - North American herbs of the buckwheat family
   • genus rheum, rheum - rhubarb
   • genus rumex, rumex - docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions
   belongs to: order polygonales, polygonales - coextensive with the family Polygonaceae,
   same as: buckwheat family, polygonaceae

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