English Explanatory Dictionary

buckbean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plant of species Menyanthes trifoliata, with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine.

Word forms

buckbean buckbeans buck-bean

Etymology

Corruption of bogbean.

Synonyms

bogbean bog-bean bog bean marsh trefoil
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