buckbean

buckbean

See also: buck-bean

English

Alternative forms

  • buck-bean

Etymology

Alteration of bogbean.

Noun

buckbean (countable and uncountable, plural buckbeans)

  1. A plant of species Menyanthes trifoliata, with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine.
    Synonyms: bogbean, bog-bean, bog bean, marsh trefoil

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