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pseudocereal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English cereal English pseudocereal From pseudo- + cereal.

Meanings

1. Any plant that, although not belonging to the grass family, produces seeds that are used to make flour.
   • Buckwheat, quinoa and amaranth are pseudocereals.
   • Buckwheat is a cosmopolitan pseudocereal with limited production compared to cereals with higher yields. However, it is currently being introduced in many more countries, due to the high nutritional value of the buckwheat seed. The seeds are rich in essential amino acids, fatty acids, minerals, and vitamins B1 and B2. Buckwheat is also an important human dietary source. It is also used in honey production (possible yield is 120 to 300 kg of honey ha–1); soon after the initial stages of […] 2006, Franc Bavec, Martina Bavec, Organic Production and Use of Alternative Crops, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 65:

Forms

Synonyms

pseudograin

Translations (10)

cmn 準穀物 /准谷物 (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family) · cmn 假穀物 /假谷物 (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family) · cmn 偽穀物 /伪谷物 (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family) · ja 擬似穀類 (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family) · de Pseudogetreide (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family) · pl zboże rzekome (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family) · pt pseudocereal (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family) · ja 擬穀類 (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family) · fr pseudo-céréale (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family) · de Scheingetreide (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family)