Buckbean Definition
bŭkbēn
noun
A bog plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) of the gentian family, with glossy leaves of three leaflets and white flowers; bogbean.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- menyanthes-trifoliata
- marsh trefoil
- bog-myrtle
- bogbean
- water shamrock
Other Word Forms of Buckbean
Noun
Singular:
buckbean
Plural:
buckbeansOrigin of Buckbean
Translation of Flemish bocks boonen goat's beans bocks genitive of bock goat boonen pl. of boon bean
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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