buckbean

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English

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Menyanthes trifoliata
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Etymology

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Corruption of bogbean.

Noun

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buckbean (countable and uncountable, plural buckbeans)

  1. 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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