fagopyrum

Questions about fagopyrum

What does fagopyrum mean?

fagopyrum means "buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum".

How many syllables are in fagopyrum?

fagopyrum has 4 syllables and divides as fa-go-py-rum under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for fagopyrum?

Close synonyms include genus Fagopyrum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fagopyrum a common word?

fagopyrum is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.