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Any plant that, although not belonging to the grass family, produces seeds that are used to make flour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Buckwheat, quinoa and amaranth are pseudocereals.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pseudograin
Antonyms: none provided
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-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.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
準穀物 /准谷物
(zhǔngǔwù)
— plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family
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Chinese Mandarin:
假穀物 /假谷物
(jiǎgǔwù)
— plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family
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Chinese Mandarin:
偽穀物 /伪谷物
(wěigǔwù)
— plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family
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French:
pseudo-céréale
— plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family
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German:
Pseudogetreide
— plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family
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German:
Scheingetreide
— plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family
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Japanese:
擬穀類
(gikokurui)
— plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family
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Japanese:
擬似穀類
(giji kokurui)
— plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family
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Polish:
zboże rzekome
— plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family
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Portuguese:
pseudocereal
— plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family