buckbean
See also: buck-bean
English edit
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Etymology edit
Corruption of bogbean.
Noun edit
buckbean (countable and uncountable, plural buckbeans)
- A plant of speciesMenyanthes 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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Menyanthes trifoliata
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